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Upapaduka, 貹ܰ첹: 12 definitions

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Upapaduka means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Upapaduka in Mahayana glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

貹ܰ첹 (उपपादु�) refers to an “apparitional birth�, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 22, v2).—Accordingly, “[...] Sometimes there are Bodhisattvas who arise apparitionally (ܱ貹ܰ첹) on the lotuses. In regard to the four wombs (yoni), the Bodhisattva is born from the chorion (ᲹᲹ) or he is of apparitional birth (ܱ貹ܰ첹). In regard to the four castes of men (پ), the Bodhisattva is born either into the Kṣatriya caste or in that of the Brāhmaṇa, for these two castes are honored by men�.

: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

貹ܰ첹 (उपपादु�) refers to “spontaneously generated�, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly: “And, Śāriputra, a universal king called Sarvadevābhiṣeka appeared in three-thousandfold universe, who had a inconceivable treasury of jewels. He had ninety six thousand sons who were spontaneously generated (ܱ貹ܰ첹) by his own majesty. Why is that? Because there has been not even the concept of woman in that Buddha-field. That Tathāgata, Śāriputra, lived for one hundred thousand aeons. [...]�.

: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on Agriculture

貹ܰ첹 (उपपादु�) refers to “self-produced�, according to the ղٳṇḍⲹ첹貹Ჹ, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, [As the Bhagavān teaches an offering manual]: “[...] All crops, all flowers and fruits will be well protected. [...] Until the stake is driven out all kinds of pests, produced from moist heat, self-produced (ܱ貹ܰ첹) and egg-born, arisen from rocks or flowers, do not prevail. Harm of various sorts caused by Nāgas will not be victorious again. [...]�.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā ūٰ.

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General definition (in Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Upapaduka in Buddhism glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha

貹ܰ첹 (उपपादु�, “spontaneously-born�) refers to one of the “four wombs� (yoni) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 90). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., ܱ貹ܰ첹). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Upapaduka in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

貹ܰ첹 (उपपादु�).�a. Self-produced.

-첹� A superhuman being, God; दिव्योपपादुक� देवा� (divyopapādukā devā�) Ak.

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貹ܰ첹 (उपपादु�).�a. Having shoes, shod (as a horse).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

貹ܰ첹 (उपपादु�) or Aܱ貹ܰ첹.—q.v.; used in exactly the same ways, often in the same texts which elsewhere use aup°, and by me grouped under the occurrences of that form; note especially Բ-śٲ첹 ii.89.1 aܱ貹ܰ첹� as title of the story, but in the text itself always upa°, ii.94.17 ff.; other occurrences of upa° are Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ 2282; Ѳ屹ٳ i.212.7; ٳ󲹰ṃg 90; (Āⲹ-)Ѳñśīū첹貹 16.14; Ҳṇḍū 254.12; 264.24; 339.4; 󲹰ṇḍī첹 205.14; 455.4; Ѳ屹ٳ i.145.4; پ屹Բ 533.25; Śṣāsܳⲹ 175.8. In some the v.l. aupa° is recorded.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

貹ܰ첹 (उपपादु�).—mfn.

(-첹�-kī-ka�) Shod. m.

(-첹�) 1. A superhuman being, a god, a demon, &c. 2. Hell. E. upa before pad to go, ܰ첹ñ aff.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) 貹ܰ첹 (उपपादु�):—[=ܱ貹-ܰ첹] [from upa-pad] 1. ܱ貹-ܰ첹 mfn. (for 2. See below) self-produced

2) [v.s. ...] m. a superhuman being, a god, demon etc., [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [=ܱ貹-ܰ첹] 2. ܱ貹-ܰ첹 (for 1. See above) mfn. having shoes, shod, [Horace H. Wilson]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

貹ܰ첹 (उपपादु�):—[ܱ貹-ܰ첹] (ka�-kī-ka�) a. Shod. m. A demon; hell.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Upapaduka in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

貹ܰ첹 (ಉಪಪಾದು�):—[adjective] (said of horses, oxen, etc.) furnished or fitted with a shoe or shoes.

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貹ܰ첹 (ಉಪಪಾದು�):—[noun] a self-produced person; a god.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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