Ahiparaka, Ahipāraka: 1 definition
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Ahiparaka 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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesCommander in chief and friend and counsellor of Sivi, King of Aritthapura. -
They had been to Takkasila together and were friends from boyhood.
Ahiparakas wife was Ummadanti of ravishing beauty.
Their story is given in the Ummadanti Jataka (J.v.209ff).
In the present age he was Sariputta (J.v.227).
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).
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Full-text: Abhiparaga, Ummadanti.
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The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 527: Ummadantī-jātaka < [Volume 5]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Vetāla 17: The Beautiful Unmādinī < [Appendix 6.1 - The Twenty-five Tales of a Vetāla]