Vappa: 5 definitions
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In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Vappa Thera. One of the Pancavaggiya. He was the son of Vasettha, a brahmin of Kapilavatthu. When Asita declared that Prince Siddhattha would become the Buddha, Vappa and four other brahmins, headed by Kondanna, became recluses. Vappa was with the Buddha during the six years of his ascetic practices, but being disappointed when the Buddha began taking solid food, he left him and went to Isipatana, where the Buddha, after his Enlightenment, preached to him and the others the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta. On the fifth day after, Vappa and his companions became arahants, at the end of the Anattalakkhana Sutta. Vappa became a sotapanna on the second day of the quarter (AA.i.84); patipadadivase, says ThagA. (loc. infra) and MA.i.390.
Vappas resolve to be among the first of the Buddhas followers was taken in the time of Padumuttara Buddha. In the past, he was sixteen times king, under the name of Mahadundubhi.
ThagA.i.140f.; a verse attributed to him is found in Thag.61); see also J.i.82; Dpv.i.32; Vin.i.12.
2. Vappa. A Sakiyan, disciple of the Niganthas.* He visits Moggallana and they talk of the asavas. The Buddha joins them and tells Vappa how the asavas can be completely destroyed so that the monk who has so destroyed them will abide in the six satata viharas with equanimity, mindful and comprehending. Vappa is convinced of the superiority of the Buddhas teaching and becomes his follower. A.ii.196f.
* AA.ii.559 says he was the Buddhas uncle (culapita) and a Sakiyan raja. He was a disciple of Nigantha Nataputta.
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
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryvappa : (m.) sowing; name of a month, October-November.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary1) Vappa, 2 (cp. Epic. & Class. Sk. bāṣpa) a tear, tears Vin. I, 345 (vappaṃ puñchitvā wiping the tears). (Page 601)
2) Vappa, 1 (m. or nt.) (orig. grd. fr. vap=Sk. vāpya) to be sown, sowing; or soil to be sown on, in paṃsu° sowing on light soil & kalala° on heavy soil SnA 137.—Note. The definition of a root vapp at Dhtm 541 with “vāraṇe” refers to P. vappa bank of a river (Abhp 1133)=Sk. vapra, which is not found in our texts.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVappa (वप्प):—vappaka. See bappa.
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Vappa (वप्प) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Tvac.
2) Vappa (वप्प) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Vapra.
3) Vappā (वप्पा) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Vapra.
4) Vappā (वप्पा) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Vaprā.
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: Vappa Sutta, Vappagavai, Vappaka, Vappakala, Vappakamma, Vappamangala, Vappar, Vappatadevi.
Ends with: Avvappa, Cvappa, Ghvappa, Hvappa, Jhvappa, Kvappa, Suvappa, Thvappa.
Full-text: Vapra, Vappa Sutta, Tvac, Mahadundubhi, Vappakamma, Vappamangala, Vappakala, Pancavaggiya, Vashpa, Udvashpa, Five Bhikkhus, Mangala, Vasettha, Nigantha, Padumuttara, Nigrodharama, Siha.
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Settlement in Early Historic Ganga Plain (by Chirantani Das)
Part 4 - The Buddha’s arrival and the first sermon < [Chapter VII - Sārnāth: The Satellite Religious Centre]
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 17 - Notes on the Anatta-lakkhaṇa Sutta < [Chapter 42 - The Dhamma Ratanā]
Part 4 - The Buddha Arriving at Migadaya Forest < [Chapter 9 - The Buddha Reflecting Deeply on the Profundity of the Dhamma]
Biography (1) Koṇḍañña Mahāthera < [Chapter 43 - Forty-one Arahat-Mahatheras and their Respective Etadagga titles]
The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter II-b - The hell named Saṃjīva < [Volume I]
Chapter XXIX - From Uruvilvā to Benares < [Volume III]
Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 353 - The Story of Upaka < [Chapter 24 - Taṇhā Vagga (Craving)]
Verse 186-187 - The Story of a Discontented Young Monk < [Chapter 14 - Buddha Vagga (The Buddha)]
Verse 195-196 - The Story of the Golden Stūpa of Kassapa Buddha < [Chapter 14 - Buddha Vagga (The Buddha)]
The Buddha (by Piyadassi Thera)
The Catu-Bhanavara-Pali (critical study) (by Moumita Dutta Banik)
(4) Kasi Bharadvaja Sutta < [Chapter 4 - Subject Matter of the Third Bhanavara]
(2) Mahamoggallana Thera Bojjhanga < [Chapter 3 - Subject Matter of the Second Bhanavara]
(1) Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta < [Chapter 4 - Subject Matter of the Third Bhanavara]