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ཀླུའི་མཐུ། | Glossary of Terms

  • ཀླུའི་མཐུ།

  • klu’i mthu
  • Term
Publications: 1
  • nāga-power
  • ཀླུའི་མཐུ།
  • klu’i mthu
Definition in this text:

Among the many magical powers of the nāgas is the ability to produce rain. Presumably this ability is what is meant here by “nāga-power,” although this appears to be the only mention of the term in the Kangyur in connection with clouds and rain.