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Upadhyaya, ⲹ, 貹ⲹ: 20 definitions

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Upadhyaya means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi. 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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In Hinduism

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

: ISKCON Press: Glossary

ⲹ (उपाध्याय).—A teacher who makes a living teaching Sanskrit grammar.

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Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu�).

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In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Upadhyaya in Mahayana glossary
: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcch

ⲹ (उपाध्याय) refers to “paying respect (to teachers and preceptors)�, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcch: the eighth chapter of the Mahsaṃnipta (a collection of Mahyna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “How then, son of good family, does the Bodhisattva who has attained memory never forget? Son of good family, the Bodhisattva attains memory (ṇ�) by purifying his memory. What then is the purification of memory? Son of good family, there are thirty-two purifications of memory. What are the thirty-two? [...] (5) disposition to the dharma; (6) honoring, serving, and worshiping the learned; (7) paying respect to teachers and preceptors (峦ⲹ-ܱⲹ) without pride; (8) non-satisfaction in searching for the dharma; [...]�.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahyna) 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 Prajñpramit ūٰ.

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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

: Google Books: The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems

貹ⲹ (उपध्या�) (Sanskrit; in Tibetan: mkhan po) � (lit. “Preceptor�) � At the time of monastic ordination, the officiating monk who actually confers the vows. In Tibetan tradition, it is the most common term for the abbot of a monastic community

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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 (Բ) are collected indepently.

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In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Upadhyaya in Jainism glossary
: Google Books: Jaina Iconography

ⲹ (उपाध्याय).—ⲹs are those who teach the scriptures, consisting of the eleven ṅg and the fourteen ū (now lost). They are endowed with 25 chief qualities.

: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

ⲹ (उपाध्याय) refers to the “preceptor� and represents one of the ten persons suitable for rendering services, according to chapter 1.1 [īś-ٰ] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalkpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.—Accordingly, “[...] Vajranbha acquired strong Tirthakṛt-body-making and family-karma by the twenty ٳԲ첹 as follows:—[...] The sixteenth ٳԲ is the rendering of service by food, drink, etc., to the ten persons, Ācrya, etc. [viz., ⲹ] [...]�.

Note: The 10 persons entitled to service are; [viz., ⲹ (preceptor);].�(cf. Aupaptikasūtra 20, p. 43. Sthnṅgasūtra 397, p. 299. Āvaśyakasūtra 176-78, p. 161b). [...] These 10 persons are entitled to 13 kinds of service: giving of food; of drink; giving a seat; supplying anything that may be lacking in his equipment; cleansing the feet; giving of clothes; giving of medicine; escort on the road; protection from rogues, thieves, etc.; taking the staff when he enters the house; and 3 kinds of sanitary service.�(cf. Āvaśyakasūtra p. 161b).

: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 9: Influx of karmas

ⲹ (उपाध्याय).—One of the ten types of ‘nursing services� (屹ٲ)? Who is a ‘teacher ascetic� (ܱⲹ)? An ascetic who is himself well versed with the Jain canonical texts himself and teachers other ascetics to learn the same is a teacher ascetic.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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India history and geography

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

ⲹ.�(CII 4), a teacher; epithet of Brhmaṇas. (IA 19), Jain; an Ācrya who has the right of reading the sacred text, but not of explaining it. (IE 8-3; EI 7), epithet of teachers; mentioned as a Ptra. (CII 3), a sub-teacher who is the instructor in only a part of the Veda, or in grammar and the other Vedṅgas. Note: ܱⲹ is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Upadhyaya in Marathi glossary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ܱⲹ (उपाध्याय).—m S A spiritual preceptor. Ex. of comp. kulōpdhyya, grmōpdhyya, tīrthōpdhyya. 2 See the popular form ܱ.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

ܱⲹ (उपाध्याय).�m A spiritual preceptor.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

ⲹ (उपाध्याय).—[upetydhīyate asmt, upa-adhi-i-ñ]

1) A teacher or preceptor in general.

2) Particularly, a spiritual teacher, religious preceptor; � उदात्त� कर्तव्ये� नुदात्तं करोत� खण्डिकोपाध्यायस्तम� चपेटां ददात� (ya udtte kartavye' nudtta� karoti khaṇḍikopdhyyastamai capeṭṃ dadti) Mahbhrata I.1.1. (by Y.1.35 a sub-teacher who instructs for wages only in a part of the Veda and is inferior to an 峦ⲹ; ekadeśamܱⲹ�); cf. Manusmṛti 2.141; एकदेशं तु वेदस्य वेदाङ्गान्यप� वा पुनः � योऽध्यापयत� वृत्त्यर्थमुपाध्यायः � उच्यते (ekadeśa� tu vedasya vedṅgnyapi v puna� | yo'dhypayati vṛttyarthamܱⲹ� sa ucyate) || see अध्याप� (貹첹), and under आचार्य (峦ⲹ) also.

- A female preceptor.

-ī 1 A female preceptor. उपेत्य अधीयत� तस्य� उपाध्यायी, उपाध्याय� (upetya adhīyate tasy ܱyī, ܱy) and Vrt. या तु स्वयमेवाध्यापिका तत्र वा ङीष् वाच्यः (y tu svayamevdhypik tatra v ṅīṣ vcya�) on P.IV.1.49 Sk.

2) The wife of a preceptor.

Derivable forms: ܱⲹ� (उपाध्याय�).

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

ⲹ (उपाध्याय).—m.

(-ⲹ�) A spiritual preceptor. f.

(-) A female preceptor. f. ( or -nī) The wife of a teacher. E. upa and adhi before ṇa to go, ñ aff. for the fem. ṭp aff. in the first instance, in the second ṅīṣ with or without Գܰ inserted.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ⲹ (उपाध्याय).—i. e. upa -adhi-i + a, m. A spiritual preceptor who gives instruction in a part only of the Veda, [Բ󲹰śٰ] 2, 141; a spiritual preceptor in general, [Śkuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] 61, 11; [峾ⲹṇa] 1, 11, 13 (19 Gorr.).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ⲹ (उपाध्याय).—[masculine] teacher, subteacher; ī [feminine] the teacher’s wife.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) ⲹ (उपाध्याय) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—a grammarian. Quoted by Kṣīrasvmin in Amarakośodghṭana and Kṣīrataraṅgiṇ�.

2) ⲹ (उपाध्याय):—on alaṃk. Quoted by Arjunavarmadeva on Amaruśataka 54. 56.

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

1) ⲹ (उपाध्याय):—[=ܱ-ⲹ] m. (�i), a teacher, preceptor (who subsists by teaching a part of the Veda or Vedṅgas, grammar etc.; he is distinguished from the Ācrya q.v.), [Manu-smṛti iv, 141, etc.; Yjñavalkya i, 35; Mahbhrata; Śakuntal] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] f( or ī) a female teacher, [Ktyyana on Pṇini 3-13, 21]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ⲹ (उपाध्याय):—[up+dhyya] (ya�-) 1. m. f. Spiritual teacher. (yī-nī) Wife of a spiritual teacher.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

ⲹ (उपाध्याय) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Uvajjhaya, Uvajjhya.

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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»] � Upadhyaya in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

ⲹ (ಉಪಾಧ್ಯಾಯ):�

1) [noun] a man who teaches, esp. as a profession; an instructor; a teacher.

2) [noun] a spiritual teacher; a religious preceptor.

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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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Nepali dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Upadhyaya in Nepali glossary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

ⲹ (उपाध्याय):—n. masc. 1. a spiritual preceptor; teacher; 2. a family name of Brahmins;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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