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Dadhikshira, ٲ󾱰ṣīr, Dadhi-kshira: 2 definitions

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Dadhikshira means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term ٲ󾱰ṣīr can be transliterated into English as Dadhiksira or Dadhikshira, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Dadhikshira in Purana glossary
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

ٲ󾱰ṣīr (दधिक्षी�) refers to “curd and milk�, as defined in the Śivapurāṇa 1.16. Accordingly, “[...] the great offering of eatables shall be made to Śiva especially in the month of Dhanus. The constituent parts of the great offering are as follows:—[...] curd (dadhi) and milk (ṣīr) twelve prasthas each [...] This great offering of eatables made to the deities shall be distributed among devotees m the order of their castes�.

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The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Dadhikshira in Mahayana glossary
: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture

ٲ󾱰ṣīr (दधिक्षी�) refers to “yoghurt and thickened milk� (suitable for an offering ritual), according to the ղٳṇḍⲹ첹貹Ჹ, 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 said]: “Now I shall teach the offering manual which is auspicious and can bring about any effect. [...] Seven coiling figures should be made and rice spirals. Twenty-one figures should be prepared one after the other. Boiled rice, milk rice, a dish of rice and peas, yoghurt and thickened milk (dadhiṣīr) should be placed. Fruits and flowers should be placed. Four jars should be placed. Preceded by a great offering barley-meal should be placed as foremost. [...]�.

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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 ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā ūٰ.

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