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− | + | [[Uppala]],(Sk.[[utpala]],uncertain etym.) the ([[blue lotus]]; a waterlily. | |
− | The 7 kinds of | + | The 7 kinds of [[lotuses]],mentioned at J.V,37 are:nīla-ratta-set-uppala,ratta-seta-paduma,seta-kumuda,kalla-hāra.-- D.I,75; II,19; Vin.III,33 (°[[gandha]]); J.II,443; Dh.55; Vv 322; 354; Pv.II,120; III,105; DhA.I,384 (nīl°); III,394 ([[id]].); ThA.254,255; VvA.132,161.‹-› What is meant by [[uppala-patta]] ([[lotus-leaf]]) at Vin.IV,261? (Page 152) |
− | 1. Uppala.-A [[Pacceka Buddha]] mentioned in the [[Isigili Sutta]]. M.iii.70. | + | 1. [[Uppala]].-A [[Pacceka Buddha]] mentioned in the [[Isigili Sutta]]. M.iii.70. |
− | 2. Uppala.-One of the [[yakkhas]] who guarded Jotiya's palace. He had two thousand followers. DhA.iv.209. | + | 2. [[Uppala]].-One of the [[yakkhas]] who guarded [[Jotiya's]] palace. He had two thousand followers. DhA.iv.209. |
− | 3. Uppala.-Father of the [[warrior]] Ummāda-Phussadeva. Mhv.xxiii.82. | + | 3. [[Uppala]].-Father of the [[warrior]] [[Ummāda-Phussadeva]]. Mhv.xxiii.82. |
4. [[Uppala]] (Uppalaka).-A [[Niraya]] (S.i.152; Sn.p.126). [[Buddhaghosa]] says (SnA.ii.476f; see also A.v.173), however, that it is not a special [[hell]], but the [[name]] of a period of [[suffering]] in [[hell]]. | 4. [[Uppala]] (Uppalaka).-A [[Niraya]] (S.i.152; Sn.p.126). [[Buddhaghosa]] says (SnA.ii.476f; see also A.v.173), however, that it is not a special [[hell]], but the [[name]] of a period of [[suffering]] in [[hell]]. | ||
− | 5. Uppala.-One of the treasure-troves that rose up from the [[earth]] on the day of the [[Bodhisatta's]] [[birth]]. It was three [[gāvutas]] in extent. DA.i.284. | + | 5. [[Uppala]].-One of the treasure-troves that rose up from the [[earth]] on the day of the [[Bodhisatta's]] [[birth]]. It was three [[gāvutas]] in extent. DA.i.284. |
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Revision as of 04:43, 26 March 2016
Uppala,(Sk.utpala,uncertain etym.) the (blue lotus; a waterlily.
The 7 kinds of lotuses,mentioned at J.V,37 are:nīla-ratta-set-uppala,ratta-seta-paduma,seta-kumuda,kalla-hāra.-- D.I,75; II,19; Vin.III,33 (°gandha); J.II,443; Dh.55; Vv 322; 354; Pv.II,120; III,105; DhA.I,384 (nīl°); III,394 (id.); ThA.254,255; VvA.132,161.‹-› What is meant by uppala-patta (lotus-leaf) at Vin.IV,261? (Page 152)
1. Uppala.-A Pacceka Buddha mentioned in the Isigili Sutta. M.iii.70.
2. Uppala.-One of the yakkhas who guarded Jotiya's palace. He had two thousand followers. DhA.iv.209.
3. Uppala.-Father of the warrior Ummāda-Phussadeva. Mhv.xxiii.82.
4. Uppala (Uppalaka).-A Niraya (S.i.152; Sn.p.126). Buddhaghosa says (SnA.ii.476f; see also A.v.173), however, that it is not a special hell, but the name of a period of suffering in hell.
5. Uppala.-One of the treasure-troves that rose up from the earth on the day of the Bodhisatta's birth. It was three gāvutas in extent. DA.i.284.