Upajjhaya, Upajjhāya: 6 definitions
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Upajjhaya 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 NamesA gatekeeper of Mandavya, summoned by him to drive out Matanga. J.iv.382.
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).
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Amaravati: Glossarya spiritual teacher; preceptor i.e. a bhikkhu of more than ten Rains who has the authority to confer full monastic ordination.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryupajjhāya : (m.) spiritual teacher or preceptor.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryUpajjhāya, (Vedic upādhyāya, upa + adhi + i, līt. “one who is gone close up to”) a spiritual teacher or preceptor, master. Often combd. with ācariya e.g. Vin. I, 119; Nd1 350; the ācariya being only the deputy or substitute of the upajjhāya. Vin. I, 45, 53, 62, 120; IV, 130; S. I, 185; A. II, 66, 78; III, 69; SnA 346; DhA. II, 93; PvA. 55, 60, 230.—A short form of upajjhāya is upajjha, found in the Vinaya, e.g. at Vin. I, 94; III, 35; with f. upajjhā Vin. IV, 326. (Page 141)
Source: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary1) upajjhāya (ဥပဇ္ဈာယ) [(na) (န)]—
[upajjhāya+vatta]
[ဥပဇ္ဈာယ+ဝတ္တ]
2) upajjhāya (ဥပဇ္ဈာယ) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[upa+adhi+i+ṇa．(upādhyāya- saṃ)]
[ဥပ+အဓိ+ဣ+ဏ။ (ဥပါဓျာယ- သံ)]
3) upajjhāya (ဥပဇ္ဈာယ) [(thī,pu) (ထီ၊ပု)]—
[upa+cye+a]
[ဥပ+ဈေ+အ]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: A, I, Upa, Upajjhaya, Adhi, Ati, Na, Vatta.
Starts with: Upajjhayakicca, Upajjhayalakkhana, Upajjhayalesa, Upajjhayamatta, Upajjhayamulaka, Upajjhayavatta, Upajjhayavatta Bhanavara, Upajjhayavattakatha, Upajjhayavevacana.
Full-text (+1): Upajjhayavatta, Pandakupajjhaya, Upajjha, Gahitaupajjhaya, Upajjhayalesa, Upajjhayamatta, Upajjhayavevacana, Upajjhayakicca, Lohituppadakupajjhaya, Nirupajjhayaka, Upajjhayamulaka, Acariya, Lesha, Kappitaka, Nigrodha Kappa, Kukkutarama, Dhammapala, Matanga Jataka, Moggaliputta Tissa, Upali.
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Vinaya (2): The Mahavagga (by T. W. Rhys Davids)
Mahavagga, Khandaka 1, Chapter 27 < [Khandaka 1 - The Admission to the Order of Bhikkhus]
Mahavagga, Khandaka 1, Chapter 32 < [Khandaka 1 - The Admission to the Order of Bhikkhus]
Mahavagga, Khandaka 1, Chapter 31 < [Khandaka 1 - The Admission to the Order of Bhikkhus]
Formal Education System in Ancient India (by Sushmita Nath)
Upasampadā (final ordination) < [Chapter 2 - Rituals of the Education System]
Teacher-Student (Guru-Śiṣya) relationship < [Chapter 6 - Methods of Teaching and the Teacher–Student relationship]
Buddhist Monastic Discipline (by Jotiya Dhirasekera)
Vinaya Pitaka (2): Bhikkhuni-vibhanga (the analysis of Nun’ rules) (by I. B. Horner)
Vinaya (3): The Cullavagga (by T. W. Rhys Davids)
Cullavagga, Khandaka 1, Chapter 5 < [Khandaka 1 - The Minor Disciplinary Proceedings]
Cullavagga, Khandaka 10, Chapter 17 < [Khandaka 10 - On the Duties of Bhikkhunis]
Cullavagga, Khandaka 6, Chapter 6 < [Khandaka 6 - On Dwellings and Furniture]
Buddhist Education in Thailand (critical study) (by Smitthai Aphiwatamonkul)
5. The Monastic Theme of Education < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
6.4. Ratanakosin Period < [Chapter 2 - The Thai Sangha System of Education]