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'''Kanike''' or कनिका in [[Hindi]], literally translates as a granule. It is usually a tiny gift, made of [[paper]], left to please the gods. Its origins go back over 2000 years. The practice of leaving a Kanike may have stemmed from [[Jainism]], although it is mainly associated with [[Hinduism]], especially lesser Gods. |
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'''Kanika''' ({{Langx|sa|कणिक|lit=particle|translit=Kaṇika}}) is a [[Sanskrit]] and [[Pali]] term referring to a particle or a granule.<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2012-06-29 |title=Kanika, Kaṇika, Kanīka: 23 definitions |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/kanika |access-date=2022-10-03 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref> It is often employed in a religious context in [[Hinduism]], to refer to the practice of leaving a morsel of food as [[Prasada|prasadam]] for a deity, which is deemed to be enough of an offering for their satisfaction.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Mazumdar |first1=Shudha |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NlnrBgAAQBAJ&dq=kanika+matra&pg=PT44 |title=Memoirs of an Indian Woman |last2=Forbes |first2=Geraldine Hancock |date=2015-03-04 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-317-46486-0 |pages=44 |language=en}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 00:23, 7 November 2024
Kanika (Sanskrit: कणिक, romanized: Kaṇika, lit. 'particle') is a Sanskrit and Pali term referring to a particle or a granule.[1] It is often employed in a religious context in Hinduism, to refer to the practice of leaving a morsel of food as prasadam for a deity, which is deemed to be enough of an offering for their satisfaction.[2]
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[edit]- ^ www.wisdomlib.org (29 June 2012). "Kanika, Kaṇika, Kanīka: 23 definitions". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ Mazumdar, Shudha; Forbes, Geraldine Hancock (4 March 2015). Memoirs of an Indian Woman. Routledge. p. 44. ISBN 978-1-317-46486-0.
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