Brahmanarupa, Brāhmaṇarūpa, Brahmana-rupa: 1 definition
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Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureBrāhmaṇarūpa (ब्राह्मणरूप) [=brāhmaṇarūpaka?] refers to the “form of a Brahmin”, according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, [as the Bhagavān teaches the offering manual of the root-heart] “[...] As for the Nāga made of wax, by which Nāga king it is named after and in whose name the spell is recited, it becomes that Nāga. It appears before him with its retinue. What he commands from the one in the form of a Brahmin [e.g., brāhmaṇarūpaka] he does that all”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
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Partial matches: Brahmana, Rupa.
Starts with: Brahmanarupabhrit, Brahmanarupaka.
Full-text: Brahmanarupabhrit, Brahmanarupaka, Bhrit.
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