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'''Sarpir-maṇḍa''' ([[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]]: {{lang|sa|सर्पिर्मण्ड}}) was a type of [[dairy product]], fromone of five stages of milk described in HinduismHindu and Buddhist texts.

== As inIn Buddhist texts ==

Buddhist texts including the ''[[Mahāyāna Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra|Nirvana Sutra]]'' describesdescribe five stages of milk as an analogy to stages of purification of the spirit:

Sarpir-maṇḍa washas mostbeen probablytheorised to be the early form of [[ghee]].{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}

In Chinese Buddhist texts, ''sarpir-maṇḍa'' was translated to ''tíhú''. (醍醐). The entry for ''tíhú'' in ''[[Compendium of Materia Medica]]'' (1578) quotes various references, the earliest of which was written in the 5th century [[Liu Song dynasty]].<ref>[[:zh:s:本草綱目/菜之二#醍醐菜]]</ref>

The word 醍醐 is pronounced ''daigo'' in Japan. The word has been used in [[Daigo Temple]], [[Emperor Daigo]], (who has beenwas named after the temple),) and the word ''daigo-mi'' (醍醐味), which means a superb flavor.<ref name="History of Cheese" />

The Japanese Dairy Association claims that Emperor Daigo encouraged the production of [[So_(dairy_product)|so]], daigo, and other cheese-like products during thishis reign in the 10th century.<ref name="History of Cheese">{{cite web|title=チーズの歴史 日本乳業協会 (History of Cheese, by Japan Dairy Industry Association)|url=http://www.nyukyou.jp/dairy/cheese/cheese15.html|work=日本乳業協会|publisher=Japan Dairy Industry Association|accessdate=19 August 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524022546/http://www.nyukyou.jp/dairy/cheese/cheese15.html|archivedate=24 May 2011}}</ref>