In Buddhism

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

1) A Pacceka Buddha mentioned in a list of Pacceka Buddhas. M.iii.70; ApA.i.107.

2) A Niraya, also the name of the tortures in the same Niraya. J.vi.248.

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Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhism

Upakāla (उपकाल) is the name of a Pratyekabuddha mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Upakāla).

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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 (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Upakāla (उपकाल).—(= next; associated in both mgs. with Kāla, q.v.), (1) name of a nāga king: Mahāvyutpatti 3252; (2) name of a yakṣa leader: Mahā-Māyūrī 236.10 (prose).

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

Upakāla (उपकाल):—[=upa-kāla] m. Name of a king of the Nāgas, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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Upakala in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Kala, Upa.

Starts with: Upakalaka, Upakalapa, Upakalapam.

Ends with: Abhyupakala, Kalupakala, Kutupakala, Shakabhupakala, Tupakala.

Full-text: Upakalika.

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The Book of Protection (by Piyadassi Thera)

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Apadana commentary (Atthakatha) (by U Lu Pe Win)

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