Uparima, Uparim膩, Upari-ima: 7 definitions
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Uparima 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.
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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraUparim膩 (鈥渮enith鈥�) represents one of the 鈥渢wo directions above and below鈥� (辫补峁璱诲颈蝉腻 in Pali), itself part of the 鈥渢en directions鈥� (诲颈艣 in Sanskrit or 诲颈蝉腻 in Pali) according to an appendix included in the 2nd century Mah膩praj帽膩p膩ramit膩艣膩stra (chapter XIV). Uparim膩, Uddha or Uddha峁� is a Pali word which is known in Sanskrit as 奴谤诲丑惫补, 耻辫补谤颈峁ａ弓腻迟 or 耻辫补谤颈峁ａ弓丑腻, in Tibetan as 蝉迟别峁� and in Chinese as chang.
Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah膩y膩na) 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 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryuparima : (adj.) upper-most.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryUparima, (adj.) (upari + ma, superl. formation) uppermost, above, overhead D. III, 189 (诲颈蝉腻); Nett 88. Cp. upari峁弓hima. (Page 146)
[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipi峁璦ka P膩岣穒-Myanmar Dictionary (醼愥��曖��嬦��-醼曖��犪��欋�坚�斸�横�欋�� 醼♂�樶��撫��斸��)耻辫补谤颈尘补鈥�
(Burmese text): 醼♂�戓��醼横亴 醼栣�坚�呩�横�炨�贬�亱
(Auto-Translation): As stated above.
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryUparima (啶夃お啶班た啶�).鈥�adj., and uparime峁嘺, adv. -postp. (Pali uparima, id.), (1) adj. upper, higher: 掳ma岣� k膩ya岣�, upper (part of the) body, 惭补丑腻惫测耻迟辫补迟迟颈 213, and various case-forms of same phrase 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻 iii.115.19, 20; 410.6; 顿颈惫测腻惫补诲腻苍补 161.8; 叠辞诲丑颈蝉补迟迟惫补产丑奴尘颈 59.12; 掳ma峁� pr膩vara峁嘺峁�, upper garment (cloak), 顿颈惫测腻惫补诲腻苍补 256.23; 掳m膩 诲颈艣膩, the zenith, 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻 ii.163.6, and so 掳m膩 dik, Kashgar recension of 厂补诲诲丑补谤尘补辫耻峁囜笉补谤墨办补 according to Kern p. vii for 奴rdhv膩 dik; uparima峁� dakaskandham (so read; falsely edited) 顿颈惫测腻惫补诲腻苍补 231.1, a higher (or, the highest) mass of water; (2) 掳me峁嘺 (dental n in 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻 text), adv., above, on high, sc. in the air: 惭补丑腻惫补蝉迟耻 i.211.4 na ki峁僣id uparimena gacchati (also in parallel ii.15.5, for which see s.v. uparim, occurs uparimena as adv.); postp. with gen., R膩jag峁沨asyoparime峁嘺, (in the air) above R膩jag峁沨a, Karmavibha峁単a (and Karmavibha峁単opade艣a) 45.1鈥�2.
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusUparima (嗖夃勃嗖班部嗖�):鈥擺adjective] of the region above; placed, situated, belonging to, a higher place or region above.
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Uparima (嗖夃勃嗖班部嗖�):鈥擺noun] the region above (something).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+17): Uparimabhaga, Uparimabrahmaloka, Uparimadisa, Uparimagalavataka, Uparimagga, Uparimaggabhavana, Uparimaggabhisamaya, Uparimaggadhigama, Uparimaggapanna, Uparimaggaphala, Uparimaggaphalasamadhi, Uparimaggasambodhipatisarana, Uparimaggasammaditthi, Uparimaggattaya, Uparimaggauppadenta, Uparimaggavajjha, Uparimaggavipassana, Uparimagguppatti, Uparimahanuka, Uparimajjhana.
Full-text (+6): Uparimadisa, Uparimatala, Uparimasarira, Uparimakaya, Uparimatthasampindanattha, Uparimasamapatti, Uparimanta, Uparimapada, Uparimakoti, Uparimabhaga, Uparimanasikasota, Uparimagalavataka, Uparimajjhana, Uparimaloka, Uparimahanuka, Uparimapariccheda, Uparimasutta, Uparishtima, Uparitthima, Adhagga.
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Ganitatilaka (Sanskrit text and English introduction) (by H. R. Kapadia)
Page 112 < [Sanskrit Text of the Ganitatilaka]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Ch枚dr枚n)
Appendix 2 - The ten directions (诲颈艣) < [Chapter XIV - Emission of rays]
Tilakamanjari of Dhanapala (study) (by Shri N. M. Kansara)
14. Description of the Dress of men < [Chapter 12 - Cultural Data]