Pāli Dictionary

upacāla

upaprefixcālastem

Part of speech

noun · masculine

monastic

  • Upacāla, name of a monk (thera), nephew of Sāriputta

  • AN 10.72

    ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā vesāliyaṃ viharati mahāvane kūṭ'āgārasālāyaṃ sambahulehi abhiññātehi abhiññātehi therehi sāvakehi saddhiṃ, āyasmatā ca cālena, āyasmatā ca upacālena, āyasmatā ca kukkuṭena, āyasmatā ca kaḷimbhena, āyasmatā ca nikaṭena, āyasmatā ca kaṭissahena, aññehi ca abhiññātehi abhiññātehi therehi sāvakehi saddhiṃ.

Encyclopedia

4 entries

Upacāla
Person

  • A monk who was the son of Upacālā and nephew of Sāriputta and Khadiravaniya-Revata, ordained by Revata and counted among a group of eminent disciples dwelling at Vesāli’s Kūṭāgārasālā.

Upacālā
Personapproximate

  • A sister of Sāriputta who became a nun following his example and defeated Māra’s attempt to arouse sensual desire in her while meditating in the Andhavana, an episode whose verses are variously attributed among the three sisters in different accounts.

Thig 7.3SN 5.7
Upacālā2
Personapproximate

  • The chief woman disciple of Phussa Buddha.

Upacālā3
Personapproximate

  • The chief woman supporter of Sumana Buddha.

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