Upahacca: 2 definitions
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Upahacca means something in Buddhism, Pali. 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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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryupahacca : (abs. of upahanati) having touched, injured, or spoiled.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryUpahacca, (°-) (ger. of upahanti) — 1. spoiling, impairing, defiling J. V, 267 (manaṃ) — 2. reducing, cutting short; only in phrase upahacca-parinibbāyin “coming to extinction after reducing the time of rebirths (or after having almost reached the destruction of life”) S. V, 70, 201 sq.; A. I, 233 sq.; IV, 380; Pug. 17 (upagantvā kālakiriyaṃ āyukkhayassa āsane ṭhatvā ti attho Pug. A 199); Nett 190.—The term is not quite clear; there seems to have existed very early confusion with upapacca › upapajja › uppajja, as indicated by BSk. upapadya-parinirvāyin, and by remarks of C. on Kvu 268, as quoted at Kvu trsln. 158, 159. (Page 148)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
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Starts with: Upahacca Parinibbayi.
Ends with: Anupahacca.
Full-text: Upahanti, Paduseti, Parinibbayin, Anagami.
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Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 218 - The Story of an Anāgāmi Venerable < [Chapter 16 - Piya Vagga (Affection)]
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 18 - The Ratana Sutta < [Chapter 42 - The Dhamma Ratanā]