Upali Sutta, Upāli-sutta: 1 definition
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Upali Sutta - Records the events that lead to the conversation of Upali Gahapati. The Buddha is asked, first by Digha Tapassi and then by Upali, as to which of the three kinds of deeds - of body, speech and mind - are the most criminal. Those of mind, says the Buddha; those of body, say the followers of Nataputta. By various illustrations the Buddha convinces Upali that his contentions are wrong. The sutta concludes with a series of verses (the Upali Gatha) in which Upali sings the Buddhas praises. M.i.371ff.
2. Upali Sutta - Upali Thera visits the Buddha and asks him for what purpose the various precepts have been laid down for disciples and why the patimokkha has been recited? For ten purposes, says the Buddha, and proceeds to enumerate them. Similarly, ten reasons are given which justify the suspension of the patimokkha. A.v.70f.
3. Upali Sutta - Upali (1) visits the Buddha and expresses a desire to retire to the solitude of the forest. Such a step is not desirable for those who have not attained to tranquillity of mind, says the Buddha, and explains his meaning by various similes. A full grown elephant could disport himself in a deep lake according to his fancy, not so a hare or a cat. The sutta goes on to describe how, as a result of the arising of a Tathagata in the world, a householder would listen to the Dhamma, renounce the world, give up all evil practices and gradually attain to full development of the four jhanas. Upali is advised to live among the monks and not go into the forest. A.v.201ff.
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).
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Partial matches: Upali, Sutta.
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Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 388 - The Story of a Brāhmin Recluse < [Chapter 26 - Brāhmaṇa Vagga (The Brāhmaṇa)]
Verse 368-376 - The Story of a Devout Lady and the Thieves < [Chapter 25 - Bhikkhu Vagga (The Monk)]
Philosophy of language in the Five Nikayas (by K.T.S. Sarao)
2.5(c). Majjhima Nikāya (The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
9. Methodological Characteristics of the Five Nikāyas < [Chapter 3 - Language and Meaning as Reflected in the Five Nikāyas]