Pippalada, Pippalāda, Pippala-ada: 9 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Pippalāda (पिप्पलाद).—An ancient sage belonging to the tradition of preceptors. (See under Guruparamparā). It is said that this sage got that name because he was in the habit of eating Pippalī in large quantities daily. Praśnopaniṣad tells a story of how the sages Sukeśa, Śaibya, Satyakāma (Kaśyapa), Kauśalya, Bhārgava and Kabandhī went to Pippalāda seeking Ātmajñāna (spiritual knowledge) and how he gave them instructions on the same.
Padma Purāṇa gives the following information regarding Pippalāda:—"Once Kuṇḍala, a brahmin residing in Kurukṣetra, got a son named Sukarmā. Sukarmā’s parents were old and Sukarmā spent most of his time looking after his sickly aged parents. Kuṇḍala taught his son all the Vedas and Śāstras. At that time in the gotra of Kaśyapa was born a brahmin named Pippalāda. Controlling his senses and abandoning all passions he did severe penance in a forest called Daśāraṇya. The greatness of his penance made the animals of the forest leave their mutual enmity and live in perfect peace. Even the devas were astonished at the power of his penance. (See full article at Story of Pippalāda from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
Pippalāda (पिप्पलाद) is the name of an ancient Ṛṣi (sage), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.34 (“The Story of Anaraṇya”).—Accordingly, as Vasiṣṭha said to Himavat (Himācala): “[...] In the meantime the sage (ṛṣi) Pippalāda eagerly hastening back to his hermitage saw a certain Gandharva in an isolated place in the penance-grove. The Gandharva was an expert in the science of erotics. He was in the company of a woman. He was therefore completely submerged in the ocean of pleasure, sexual dalliance and was lusty. On seeing him the great sage became very lustful. He lost interest in penance and began to think of acquiring a wife. [...]”.
1a) Pippalāda (पिप्पलाद).—A pupil of Devadarśa;1 the sage who communicated the aṅgāravrata to Yudhiṣṭhira, narrating an old saṃvāda between Śukra and Virocana;2 came to see Parīkṣit practising prāyopaveśa; knew the Yoga power of Viṣṇu.3
- 1) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 35. 57; Viṣṇu-purāṇa III. 6. 10.
- 2) Matsya-purāṇa 72. 1, 5-6, 45.
- 3) Bhā I. 19. 10; II. 7. 45:
1b) A disciple of Vedasparśa.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 61. 51.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Pippalāda (पिप्पलाद) refers to one of the various Ṛṣis (sages) and Mahārṣis (great sages) mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Pippalāda).
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Pippalāda (पिप्पलाद).—a.
1) eating the fruit of the Pippala tree.
2) given to sensual pleasures.
Pippalāda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pippala and ada (अद). See also (synonyms): pippalāśana.
Pippalāda (पिप्पलाद).—[masculine] [Name] of an ancient teacher, [plural] his school.
1) Pippalāda (पिप्पलाद):—[from pippala] mfn. eating the fruit of the Peepal tree, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] given to sensual pleasures, [ib.]
3) [v.s. ...] m. Name of an ancient teacher of the [Atharva-veda; Praśna-upaniṣad; Mahābhārata] etc.
4) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] his school (also daka)
Pippalāda (पिप्पलाद):—(pippala + ada oder āda essend) m. der Beerenesser, Nomen proprium eines alten [Atharvavedasaṃhitā] Lehrers [Praśnopaniṣad.1,1.] [Colebrooke] [?I,18. Pariśiṣṭa des Atharvaveda in Weber’s Verzeichniss 91,10. v. u. Weber’s Indische Studien.2,55. Mahābhārata 12,1596. Viṣṇupurāṇa 283. Bhāgavatapurāṇa.1,19,10. Vāyupurāṇa in Oxforder Handschriften 55,b,31.] tīrtha [ŚIVA-Pāṇini’s acht Bücher ebend. 66,a,16.] pippalādāḥ m. pl. Name einer [Atharvavedasaṃhitā]-Schule [Weber’s Indische Studien 3, 277.] Auch pippalādakāḥ [MUIR, Stenzler III, 229.] — Vgl. paippalāda, paippalādi .
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Pippalāda (पिप्पलाद):—und a in der adj. Bed. die Früchte der Ficus religiosa essend [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 11, 11, 7.]
Pippalāda (पिप्पलाद):——
1) Adj. die Früchte der Ficus religiosa essend und zugleich den sinnlichen Freuden ergeben. —
2) m. Nomen proprium eines alten [Atharvaveda] -Lehrers. Pl. seine Schule.
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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Partial matches (+0): Pippala, Ada, Ata.
Starts with (+0): Pippaladarshi, Pippaladashraddhakalpa, Pippaladashruti, Pippaladasutra, Pippaladatirtha, Pippaladopanishad.
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Traces of Mysticism in Jainism (Study) (by Sadhvi Madhystha Prabha)
5.2. Mystical Path in Upaniṣad < [Chapter 2 - Mysticism in Brāhamaṇic Literature]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
The concept of Oneness in the Upanishads (study) (by Chandra Shekhar Upadhyaya)
Concept of Oneness in Praśna Upaniṣad < [Chapter 5 - Concept of Oneness in Atharvavedic Upaniṣads]
Chapter 6 - Common elements regarding Oneness in Upaniṣads
Concept of Oneness in Māṇḍūkya Upaniṣad < [Chapter 5 - Concept of Oneness in Atharvavedic Upaniṣads]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 42 - The Greatness of Pippalāda Tīrtha < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 176 - Origin of Kaṃsāreśvara (Kaṃsāra-īśvara) < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Chapter 174 - Birth of Pippalāda < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]