Pāli Dictionary
Part of speech
noun · feminine
Root
sam3be calm
monastic
Upasamā; name of an arahant bhikkhuni whose verse is found in the Therīgāthā
Thig 1.10
upasame tare oghaṃ, maccudheyyaṃ suduttaraṃ, dhārehi antimaṃ dehaṃ, jetvā māraṃ savāhanan'ti.
mind
calmness; tranquility; stillness; peace; allaying
DN 2
piyo me, bhante, udayabhaddo kumāro. iminā me, bhante, upasamena udayabhaddo kumāro samannāgato hotu yen'eta'r'ahi upasamena bhikkhusaṅgho samannāgato'ti.
MN 139
ete kho, bhikkhave, ubho ante anupagamma majjhimā paṭipadā tathāgatena abhisambuddhā, cakkhukaraṇī ñāṇakaraṇī upasamāya abhiññāya sambodhāya nibbānāya saṃvattati.
doctrine
ultimate peace; an epithet of Nibbāna
Encyclopedia
Upasamā
PersonAn Arahant nun of a Sakyan family of Kapilavatthu who served as a lady of the Bodhisatta’s court before renouncing the world with Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī, gaining insight when admonished by a ray of the Buddha’s glory.
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