Pāli Dictionary

upajjhāya

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Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

i1जाना; आना

Synonyms

ācariya

monastic

  • उपाध्याय; वह भिक्षु जो नए भिक्षु को उपसंपदा देकर मार्गदर्शन करता है

  • preceptor; the monk who formally ordains and mentors a new bhikkhu

upajjhāyā

approximate

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

i1जाना; आना

monastic

  • (भिक्षुणी की) उपाध्याया; महिला आचार्या

  • a preceptress (of a bhikkhunī); a female instructor

upajjhā

upajjhāyastem

via inflected form upajjhāya · instrumental singular / dative singular / ablative singular / genitive singular / locative singular

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

i1जाना; आना

monastic

  • उपाध्याय के अधीन होने की अवस्था; उपाध्याय-पद

  • the state of having a preceptor; preceptorship; being under a preceptor’s instruction

upajjha

via inflected form upajjhāya · dative singular

Part of speech

noun · masculine

monastic

  • आध्यात्मिक गुरु, उपाध्याय (संबोधन रूप)

  • spiritual teacher; preceptor (vocative form used to address one’s upajjhāya)

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