Pippalada, ±Ê¾±±è±è²¹±ôÄå»å²¹, Pippala-ada: 9 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia±Ê¾±±è±è²¹±ôÄå»å²¹ (पिपà¥à¤ªà¤²à¤¾à¤¦).—An ancient sage belonging to the tradition of preceptors. (See under GuruparamparÄ). It is said that this sage got that name because he was in the habit of eating PippalÄ« in large quantities daily. PraÅ›nopaniá¹£ad tells a story of how the sages SukeÅ›a, Åšaibya, SatyakÄma (KaÅ›yapa), KauÅ›alya, BhÄrgava and KabandhÄ« went to ±Ê¾±±è±è²¹±ôÄå»å²¹ seeking Ä€tmajñÄna (spiritual knowledge) and how he gave them instructions on the same.
Padma PurÄṇa gives the following information regarding ±Ê¾±±è±è²¹±ôÄå»å²¹:â€�"Once Kuṇá¸ala, a brahmin residing in Kuruká¹£etra, got a son named SukarmÄ. SukarmÄ’s parents were old and SukarmÄ spent most of his time looking after his sickly aged parents. Kuṇá¸ala taught his son all the Vedas and ÅšÄstras. At that time in the gotra of KaÅ›yapa was born a brahmin named ±Ê¾±±è±è²¹±ôÄå»å²¹. Controlling his senses and abandoning all passions he did severe penance in a forest called DaÅ›Äraṇya. The greatness of his penance made the animals of the forest leave their mutual enmity and live in perfect peace. Even the devas were astonished at the power of his penance. (See full article at Story of ±Ê¾±±è±è²¹±ôÄå»å²¹ from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation±Ê¾±±è±è²¹±ôÄå»å²¹ (पिपà¥à¤ªà¤²à¤¾à¤¦) is the name of an ancient Ṛṣi (sage), according to the ÅšivapurÄṇa 2.3.34 (“The Story of Anaraṇyaâ€�).—Accordingly, as Vasiá¹£á¹ha said to Himavat (HimÄcala): “[...] In the meantime the sage (ṛṣ¾±) ±Ê¾±±è±è²¹±ôÄå»å²¹ eagerly hastening back to his hermitage saw a certain Gandharva in an isolated place in the penance-grove. The Gandharva was an expert in the science of erotics. He was in the company of a woman. He was therefore completely submerged in the ocean of pleasure, sexual dalliance and was lusty. On seeing him the great sage became very lustful. He lost interest in penance and began to think of acquiring a wife. [...]â€�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) ±Ê¾±±è±è²¹±ôÄå»å²¹ (पिपà¥à¤ªà¤²à¤¾à¤¦).—A pupil of DevadarÅ›a;1 the sage who communicated the ²¹á¹…gÄå°ù²¹±¹°ù²¹³Ù²¹ to Yudhiá¹£á¹hira, narrating an old ²õ²¹á¹ƒvÄå»å²¹ between Åšukra and Virocana;2 came to see ParÄ«ká¹£it practising ±è°ùÄå²â´Ç±è²¹±¹±ðÅ›²¹; knew the Yoga power of Viṣṇu.3
- 1) BrahmÄṇá¸a-purÄṇa II. 35. 57; Viṣṇu-purÄṇa III. 6. 10.
- 2) Matsya-purÄṇa 72. 1, 5-6, 45.
- 3) BhÄ I. 19. 10; II. 7. 45:
1b) A disciple of Vedasparśa.*
- * VÄyu-purÄṇa 61. 51.

The Purana (पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤�, purÄṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhism±Ê¾±±è±è²¹±ôÄå»å²¹ (पिपà¥à¤ªà¤²à¤¾à¤¦) refers to one of the various Ṛṣis (sages) and MahÄrá¹£is (great sages) mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century MañjuÅ›rÄ«mÅ«lakalpa: one of the largest KriyÄ Tantras devoted to MañjuÅ›rÄ« (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from MañjuÅ›rÄ« and were taught to and by Buddha ÅšÄkyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including ±Ê¾±±è±è²¹±ôÄå»å²¹).

Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (±¹²¹Âá°ù²¹²âÄå²Ô²¹) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary±Ê¾±±è±è²¹±ôÄå»å²¹ (पिपà¥à¤ªà¤²à¤¾à¤¦).â€�a.
1) eating the fruit of the Pippala tree.
2) given to sensual pleasures.
±Ê¾±±è±è²¹±ôÄå»å²¹ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pippala and ada (अद). See also (synonyms): ±è¾±±è±è²¹±ôÄåÅ›²¹²Ô²¹.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary±Ê¾±±è±è²¹±ôÄå»å²¹ (पिपà¥à¤ªà¤²à¤¾à¤¦).—[masculine] [Name] of an ancient teacher, [plural] his school.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ±Ê¾±±è±è²¹±ôÄå»å²¹ (पिपà¥à¤ªà¤²à¤¾à¤¦):—[from pippala] mfn. eating the fruit of the Peepal tree, [BhÄgavata-purÄṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] given to sensual pleasures, [ib.]
3) [v.s. ...] m. Name of an ancient teacher of the [Atharva-veda; PraÅ›na-upaniá¹£ad; MahÄbhÄrata] etc.
4) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] his school (also daka)
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Partial matches: Pippala, Lata.
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