Pupika, Pūpikā: 9 definitions
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Pupika 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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Pūpika (पूपिक) refers to one of the various types of cakes mentioned in Chapter 12 (“offering food”) of the Susiddhikara-sūtra. Accordingly, “Pūpika cakes are to be used when seeking [success with] Yakṣas. [...] Among the cakes, offer those that are most highly prized and also of delicious taste when seeking higher accomplishments; as for those of secondary taste, they are for the other two families”.
When you wish to offer food [viz., pūpika 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., pūpika]. [...]
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
Pūpikā (पूपिका).—A sort of sweet cake.
See also (synonyms): pūpalā, pūpalī, pūpālikā, pūlikā.
Pūpika (पूपिक).—(= Pali pūvika; Sanskrit pūpa plus -ika), cake- maker: Mahāvastu iii.113.8 (in a list of trades).
Pūpikā (पूपिका).—f.
(-kā) A sort of cake, half-baked or fried in oil or Ghee. E. pūpa a cake, kan aff. of comparison, fem. form.
Pūpikā (पूपिका):—[from pūpa] f. idem, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Pūpikā (पूपिका):—(kā) 1. f. Idem.
Pūpikā (पूपिका):—f. eine Art Kuchen [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 398.]
Pūpikā (पूपिका):—f. eine Art Kuchen.
Pūpikā (पूपिका) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pūaliyā.
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.
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Full-text: Apupika, Pualiya, Pupala, Pupalika, Pupali, Pulika.
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Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 166 - The Details of Sāvitrī Pūjā < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Mimamsa in Medhatithi (study) (by A. R. Joshi)
Introduction to Dandapupika Nyaya < [Part 2.13 - Dandapupika Nyaya]
Harshacharita (socio-cultural Study) (by Mrs. Nandita Sarmah)
Table: Some of the medicinal plants < [Chapter 7 - Environmental awareness and Hygiene Conciousness]
3. Environmental Awareness in 7th century India < [Chapter 7 - Environmental awareness and Hygiene Conciousness]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Shalakya tantra in chakradatta a literary review < [2017: Volume 6, August special issue 9]
Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter X - The Buddha’s Visit to Kapilavastu < [Volume III]