Uttarapathaka, Uttarāpathaka: 2 definitions
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Uttarapathaka 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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesA resident of Uttarapatha. J.ii.31; Vin.iii.6.
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).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryUttarāpathaka (उत्तरापथक).—adj. (or subst.; from °patha plus ka), of the north country; one who lives in it: Lalitavistara 381.4 (prose) °pathakau dvau bhrātarau trapuṣa-bhallika- nāmakau; Mahāvastu ii.175.4 °pathakaṃ bhāṣyaṃ, northern dialect; 6 °pathakā vayam. (They came from Taxila, 7 takṣaśilāto.)
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.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 9 - On the number of gatis or destinies < [Chapter XV - The Arrival of the Bodhisattvas of the Ten Directions]
Note (1): The Hīnayānist dharmatā < [Part 2 - Understanding dharmatā and its synonyms]
Part 1 - Superiority of the monastic vows over the lay vows < [Section II.2 - Morality of the monastic or pravrajita]
Vinaya Pitaka (1): Bhikkhu-vibhanga (the analysis of Monks’ rules) (by I. B. Horner)
Monks’ Expulsion (Pārājika) 1: The origin of the Vinaya < [Monks’ Expulsion (Pārājika) 1]