Upāli5
PersonHead of the delegation of Thai monks sent at the request of King Kittisirirājasīha to re-establish higher ordination in Sri Lanka, where he was held in great esteem and eventually died of an incurable illness.
Head of the chapter of monks sent from Thailand, at the request of Kittisirirājasīha, to re-establish the higher ordination (upasampadā) in Sri Lanka. He was held in great esteem by the king of Sri Lanka and often taught him. Upāli died in Sri Lanka of an incurable disease of the nose, and his funeral obsequies were held with great solemnity. Cv.c.71, 94, 117, 127, 142.
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