Pāli Dictionary

uppala1

Part of speech

noun · neuter

general

  • 青莲花；（泛指）水生花卉

  • blue water lily; (broadly) an aquatic flower

  • Dhp 55

    candanaṃ tagaraṃ vā'pi, uppalaṃ atha vassikī, etesaṃ gandhajātānaṃ, sīlagandho anuttaro.

  • AN 10.81

    seyyathā'pi, vāhana, uppalaṃ vā padumaṃ vā puṇḍarīkaṃ vā udake jātaṃ udake saṃvaḍḍhaṃ udakā paccuggamma ṭhitaṃ anupalittaṃ udakena.

cosmology

  • 青莲花，作为菩萨出世时相传出现的四宝之一

  • the blue lotus as one of the four traditional treasures (nidhi) said to appear for a Bodhisatta

uppala2

Part of speech

noun · masculine

cosmology

  • 优钵罗；一位辟支佛（独觉佛）之名

  • Uppala, name of a paccekabuddha (a privately awakened Buddha)

  • MN 116

    jeto jayanto padumo uppalo ca, padum'uttaro rakkhito pabbato ca, mānatthaddho sobhito vītarāgo, kaṇho ca buddho suvimuttacitto.

Encyclopedia

5 entries

Uppala
Person

  • 《仙人堕山经》（Isigili Sutta）中提及的一位辟支佛。

  • A Pacceka Buddha mentioned in the Isigili Sutta.

MN 116
Uppala2
Place

  • 守护逝多（Jotiya）宫殿的一位夜叉，率二千随从。

  • A yakkha who guarded Jotiya’s palace, having two thousand followers.

Uppala3
Person

  • 武士郁摩陀弗沙提婆（Ummāda-Phussadeva）之父。

  • The father of the warrior Ummāda-Phussadeva.

Uppala4
Other

  • 一个地狱名；据觉音（Buddhaghosa）说，它并非独立的地狱，而是地狱中一段受苦时期的名称。

  • A hell, though according to Buddhaghosa it is not a distinct hell but the name of a period of suffering within hell.

Uppala5
Person

  • 菩萨诞生之日从地下涌现的宝藏之一，方圆达四分之三由旬。

  • One of the treasure troves that rose up from the earth on the day of the Bodhisatta’s birth, extending three-quarters of a league.

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