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General definition (in Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Buddhism

Opura (ओपुर) refers to one of the five sons of Ikṣvāku Sujāta: an ancient king from the Solar dynasty (sūryavaṃśa) and a descendant of Mahāsaṃmata, according to the Mahāvastu chapter II.32 of the Mahāsaṃghikas (and the Lokottaravāda school). Accordingly, as a Buddhist nun said to Sujāta’s concubine Jentī thus: “[...] your son [viz., Jenta] has no right to his father’s estate, not to speak of that of a king’s. It is those five boys [viz., Opura], the sons of a noble woman, who have the right to their father’s kingdom and estate”.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Opura (ओपुर).—(for Avapura), name of a son of King Sujāta Ikṣvāku: Mahāvastu i.348.11; 352.9.11.

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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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Ends with: Amritagopura, Apagopura, Ashagopura, Damtagopura, Dvaragopura, Galigopura, Ghamtagopura, Gopura, Gudigopura, Mahagopura, Pandaradvaragopura, Popura, Rayagopura, Toopura.

Full-text: Avapura, Nipura, Simhahanu, Hastikashirsha, Jenti, Sujata, Ulkamukha, Okkaka.

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