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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: BDK Tripiṭaka: The Susiddhikara-sūtra

Lāvaṇikā (लावणिका) refers to one of the various types of cakes mentioned in Chapter 12 (“offering food”) of the Susiddhikara-sūtra. Accordingly, “Offer [viz., lāvaṇikā 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., lāvaṇikā 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., lāvaṇikā]. [...]

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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.

India history and geography

Source: archive.org: The Ratnavali (geography)

Lāvaṇika (लावणिक) or Lāvaṇaka or Lāvāṇaka as mentioned in the kathāsaritsāgara, was a district near Maghadha or Modern Behar. But no particular place can now be traced in the Maps for Lavanaka.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Lāvaṇika (लावणिक).—a. (-kī f.) [लवणे संस्कृतं ठण् (lavaṇe saṃskṛtaṃ ṭhaṇ)

1) Salted, dressed with salt.

2) Dealing in salt.

3) Lovely, beautiful, charming; लीलयैव सुतनोस्तुलयित्वा गौरवाढ्यमपि लावणिकेन (līlayaiva sutanostulayitvā gauravāḍhyamapi lāvaṇikena) Śiśupālavadha 1.38 (where it means 'a salt-merchant' also)

-kaḥ A salt-merchant.

-kam A salt-vessel, salt-cellar.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Lāvaṇika (लावणिक).—mfn.

(-kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) 1. Salted, cooked or dressed with salt. 2. Relating to salt, &c. 3. Lovely, beautiful. m.

(-kaḥ) A vender of salt. n.

(-kaṃ) A vessel holding salt, a salt-cellar. E. lavaṇa salt, aff. ṭhaṇ .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Lāvaṇika (लावणिक).—i. e. lavaṇa + ika, I. adj. 1. Relating to salt. 2. Salted. 3. Beautiful. Ii. m. A salt merchant. Iii. n. A vessel holding salt.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Lāvaṇika (लावणिक).—[adjective] dealing in salt; lovely, charming.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Lāvaṇika (लावणिक):—[from lāvaṇa] mf(ī)n. = lāvaṇa (cf. udaand daka-l)

2) [v.s. ...] dealing in salt, [Śiśupāla-vadha]

3) [v.s. ...] charming, lovely, [ib.]

4) [v.s. ...] n. a vessel holding salt, salt-cellar, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Lāvaṇika (लावणिक):—[(kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) a.] Salted; lovely. m. Salt merchant. n. Salt cellar.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Lāvaṇika (लावणिक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Lāvaṇia, Loṇiya.

[Sanskrit to German]

Lavanika in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Lāvaṇika (ಲಾವಣಿಕ):—[adjective] beautiful; lovely; attractive.

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Lāvaṇika (ಲಾವಣಿಕ):—[noun] that which contains common salt (sodium carbonate).

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Lavanikamajyastitipana, Lavanikar, Lavanikara.

Ends with: Alavanika, Dakalavanika, Gudalavanika, Udalavanika, Udanalavanika.

Full-text: Udalavanika, Loniya, Lavania, Dakalavanika, Udanalavanika, Lavanaka, Lavana.

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