Pāli Dictionary

upananda

upaprefixnandaroot

Part of speech

noun · masculine

monastic

  • Upananda, a Sakyan monk known for his greed and misbehavior, which led to the promulgation of several Vinaya rules.

general

  • Upananda, the commander-in-chief (senāpati) of the Magadha kingdom.

cosmology

  • Upananda, the name of four privately awakened Buddhas (Paccekabuddhas) mentioned in the Isigili Sutta.

  • MN 116

    durannayo saṅgho atho'pi ujjayo, aparo muni sayho anomanikkamo, ānando nando upanando dvādasa, bhāradvājo antimadehadhārī.

Encyclopedia

5 entries

Upananda
Person

  • A monk of the Sakyan clan repeatedly rebuked by the Buddha for breaking his promises about where to spend the rains retreat and for hoarding robes and favours out of greed and self-interest.

Upananda2
Person

  • A king who lived fifty-seven world-cycles ago, identified as a former life of the Elder Tiṇḍukadāyaka.

Upananda3
Other

  • A name shared by four Pacceka Buddhas listed together in the Isigili Sutta.

MN 116
Upananda4
Person

  • The commander-in-chief of the Magadha kingdom, present at the conversation between Ānanda and Vassakāra recorded in the Gopaka-Moggallāna Sutta.

Upananda5
Other

  • A cross-reference note directing readers to the entry on Nandopānanda.

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