In Buddhism

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

He was examined by the Sangha in connection with an offence he had committed. He first denied it, then confessed it, then denied it again, and made counter charges and spoke lies, knowing them to be such. The Buddha requested the monks to carry out the tassa papiyyasika kamma against him (v.l. Upavala). Vin.ii.85f; where the details of procedure are also given.

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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).

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Uvala in Angola is the name of a plant defined with Afzelia quanzensis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Pahudia attenuata (Klotzsch) Prain (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2006)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1984)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1987)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Uvala, for example extract dosage, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, diet and recipes, health benefits, side effects, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

uvalā (उवला).—a (ऊ) Lousy.

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uvaḷa (उवळ) [or उंवळ, uṃvaḷa].—a (uvaḷaṇēṃ) Loosely twisted; or slack from the twist having run back.

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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.

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Uvala (उवल) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Upala.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with (+2): Uvalabha, Uvaladdha, Uvaladdhi, Uvaladdhiya, Uvaladdhu, Uvalagga, Uvalaha, Uvalai, Uvalakam, Uvalakkha, Uvalakkha, Uvalakkhia, Uvalala, Uvalaliya, Uvalam, Uvalambana, Uvalambha, Uvalambhana, Uvalambhana, Uvalampam.

Ends with (+34): Aduvala, Amtuvala, Anuvala, Bahuvala, Baluvala, Behuvala, Beluvala, Bhuvala, Bile kanchuvala, Bili-kanchuvala, Bilikamcuvala, Bujhauvala, Cauvala, Celuvala, Chundruvala, Dagaduvala, Daura-suruvala, Dhokre-suruvala, Duvala, Gamduvala.

Full-text: Upavala, Upala.

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