sarpis; clarified butter; ghee
A type of clarified butter used in Buddhist contexts and traditional cuisine. The term is technical and primarily encountered in religious or historical food discussions.
A dairy product called sarpis appears in Buddhist scriptures.
古代インドでは、熟酥は調理や儀式に使われた。
In ancient India, sarpis was used for cooking and rituals.
ギー is the modern loanword for ghee, commonly used in Indian cuisine contexts, whereas 熟酥 is the traditional Buddhist term.
Standard kanji spelling for this Buddhist culinary term.
Variant kanji spelling; 蘇 is an older character for dairy products.
From Middle Chinese 熟酥 (dzyuwk su), a Buddhist term translating Sanskrit sarpis, referring to a type of clarified butter used in rituals and cooking.