Kshiptika, Kṣiptikā: 3 definitions




The Sanskrit term Kṣiptikā can be transliterated into English as Ksiptika or Kshiptika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: BDK Tripiṭaka: The Susiddhikara-sūtra

Kṣiptikā (क्षिप्तिका) refers to one of the various types of cakes mentioned in Chapter 12 (“offering food”) of the Susiddhikara-sūtra. Accordingly, “Offer [viz., kṣiptikā cakes], [...]. Cakes such as the above are either made with granular sugar or made by mixing in ghee or sesamum oil. As before, take them in accordance with the family in question and use them as offerings; if you offer them up as prescribed, you will quickly gain success. [...]”.

When you wish to offer food [viz., kṣiptikā cakes], first cleanse the ground, sprinkle scented water all around, spread out on the ground leaves that have been washed clean, such as lotus leaves, palāśa (dhak) leaves, and leaves from lactescent trees, or new cotton cloth, and then set down the oblatory dishes. [...] First smear and sprinkle the ground and then spread the leaves; wash your hands clean, rinse out your mouth several times, swallow some water, and then you should set down the food [viz., kṣiptikā]. [...]

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Kṣiptikā (क्षिप्तिका):—[from kṣip] f. (in [algebra]) the quantity to be added to the square of the least root multiplied by the multiplicator (to render it capable of yielding an exact square root).

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