Upahana, Upāhana, Upāhanā: 2 definitions

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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

upāhana : (nt.) sandal; shoe.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Upāhanā, (f.) (with metathesis for upānahā = Sk. upānah f. or upānaha m.; but cp. BSk. upānaha nt. Divy 6) a shoe, sandal Vin. I, 185; II, 118, 207 (adj. sa-upāhana), 208; S. I, 226; J. IV, 173, 223; Pv. II, 49; Nd2 226; KhA 45; DhA. I, 381 (chatt °ṃ as nt? v. l. °nā); PvA. 127, 186. ‹-› upāhanaṃ (or upāhanā) ārohati to put on sandals J. IV, 16; VI, 524; opp. omuñcati take off Vin. II, 207, 208; J. III, 415; IV, 16.—Note. An older form upānad° (for upānadh = Sk. upānah) is seen by Kern in pānadûpama J. II, 223, which is read by him as upānadûpama (v. l. upāhan-upama). See Toev. s. v. upānad. (Page 150)

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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.

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