Shleshmika, Śleṣmika, Śleṣmikā: 2 definitions
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Shleshmika 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 terms Śleṣmika and Śleṣmikā can be transliterated into English as Slesmika or Shleshmika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan BuddhismŚleṣmikā (श्लेष्मिका) refers to a group of deities summoned by the Yamāntaka-mantra and mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Śleṣmikā).
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚleṣmika (श्लेष्मिक).—a. (-kī f.)
1) Phlegmatic.
2) Producing phlegm.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryŚleṣmika (श्लेष्मिक).—[, adj., = Sanskrit ślaiṣmika, (disease) due to (disturbance of) phlegm: kathaṃ cikitsā kartavyā vāte pitte śleṣmike tathā Suvarṇabhāsottamasūtra 177.10 (verse), so Nobel. But the meter is bad, and I think we should read vātike paittike tathā for the 2d pāda, with best ms. except that it reads yettike for pai°. Diseases of phlegm were, in the orig. reading, mentioned in the 2d pāda of the next line, where, contrary to Nobel, I would read with 2 mss., incl. the best, kaphavyādhipraśāntaye (v.l. kaphaja-vyā°). The four pādas then present the same four topics, and in the same order, as in 179.7—10 below.]
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