Ayupala, Ayu-pala, Ayu-pali, Āyupāla, Āyupālā, Ayupali, Āyupālī: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Ayupala 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)
1) An arahant Theri, preceptor of Sanghamitta. Mhv.v.208; Sp.i.51.
2) Ayupala: A thera who lived in the Sankheyya Parivena near Sagala. King Milindas royal astrologer informed the Elder that the king wished to see him, and the king, having obtained his permission, visited him at the Parivena, attended by five hundred Yonakas. The king discussed with the Elder the aim of those who became monks, and Ayupala was unable to meet the kings arguments. Mil.19f.
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
[Pali to Burmese]
1) āyupāla—
(Burmese text): အာယုပါလမည်သော ထေရ်။
(Auto-Translation): The plan is to live long.
2) āyupālī—
(Burmese text): အာယုပါလီမည်သော ထေရီ။ အာယုပါလိတ္ထေရီ-ကြည့်။
(Auto-Translation): Ayupali is a healer. Ayupalit healing - look.
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
Āyupālī (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 阿由波羅 [ā yóu bō luó]: “Āyupālī” [Sanskrit personal name].
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: Ayu, Pala, Pali.
Starts with: Ayupalayanta.
Full-text: Ayupalittheri, Sankheyya Parivena, Sankheyya, Sanghamitta Theri.
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