Lambā
deity single tradition · 2
Lambā has a form like that of a yakṣa with blue garments and a flesh tone face. She holds a vajra mallet with which she strikes her right shoulder. Her left hand holds a mala.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Mentioned in the Lotus Sutra.
Relationships
- allied with
- Kunti, Acala, Vilambā, Kūṭadantī, Puṣpadantī, Makuṭadantī, Keśinī, Mālādhāri, Sarvasattvojohārī, mother of all rakshasas, her son
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“Lambā has a form like that of a yakṣa with blue garments and a flesh tone face. She holds a vajra mallet with which she strikes her right shoulder. Her left hand holds a mala.”
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“there were ten rakshasis named Lambā, Vilambā, Kūṭadantī, Puṣpadantī, Makuṭadantī, Keśinī, Acalā, Mālādhāri, Kuntī, and Sarvasattvojohārī. These ten rakshasis, along with the mother of all rakshasas, her son, and their entourage, all came to the Buddha”
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