Pāli Dictionary

anūpama1

approximate

anprefixupamāstem

Part of speech

adjective

Root

5measure


general

  • incomparable; peerless; unequalled, beyond compare

anūpama2

approximate

anūpamastem

Part of speech

noun · masculine


general

  • Anūpama, name of an arahant monk whose verses are recorded in the Theragāthā

anupama

approximate

anprefixupaprefixrootasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

5measure

Synonyms


general

  • incomparable; matchless; peerless; unequalled

Encyclopedia

13 entries

Anupamā
Person
  • The daughter of the banker Anupama, who offered a meal of milk-rice to the Buddha Anomadassī just before his Enlightenment.

Anupamā2
Person
  • The daughter of another banker named Anupama, of the village Anoma, who offered a meal of milk-rice to the Buddha Sumana just before his Enlightenment.

  • A cross-reference to Māgaṇḍiyā.

Anupama
Placeapproximate
  • The city where the Buddha Vessabhū was born, though the Buddhavaṃsa instead gives its name as Anomā.

Anupama2
Personapproximate
  • A pleasance where the Buddha Vessabhū was born and, after his Enlightenment, performed the Twin Miracle.

Anupama3
Personapproximate
  • A son of the Buddha Phussa, though the Buddhavaṃsa gives his name instead as Ānanda.

Anupama4
Personapproximate
  • A son of the Buddha Siddhattha.

Anupama5
Placeapproximate
  • A city in Anomārāma where the Buddha Atthadassī passed away.

Anupama6
Personapproximate
  • A brahmin village in the time of the Buddha Anomadassī.

Anupama7
Personapproximate
  • An Ājīvaka ascetic who offered grass to the Buddha Sumana for his seat.

Anupama8
Personapproximate
  • A son of the Buddha Sumana.

Anupama9
Personapproximate
  • A banker, father of one of two women who both bore the name Anupamā.

Anupama10
Personapproximate
  • A banker, father of the other woman also named Anupamā.

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