Upanisa, Upanisā, Upanisha: 3 definitions
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Upanisa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryupanisā : (f.) cause; means; likeness.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryUpanisā, (f.) (if = Vedic upaniṣad, it would be fr. upa + ni + sad, but if, as is more likely, a contracted form of upanissaya, it would be fr. upa + ni + śri. The history of this word has yet to be written, cp. Kern, Toev. s. v. & Divy 530 svopaniṣad) — 1. cause, means D. II, 217, 259; M. III, 71 (samādhiṃ sa-upanisaṃ); S. II, 30—32 (S A. = kāraṇa, paccaya); V, 25; A. I, 198; III, 20, 200 sq. , 360; IV, 99, 336, 351; V, 4 sq. , 313 sq.; Sn. 322 (= upanissaya SnA 331); p. 140 (= kāraṇa, payojana SnA 503); Dh. 75 (cp. DhA. II, 102 aññā nibbānagāminī paṭipadā). ‹-› 2. likeness, counterfeit (= Sk. upaniṣad = aupamye Pāṇini I. 4, 79) J. VI, 470 (= paṭirūpaka C.). (Page 143)
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryUpaniśā (उपनिशा).—see upaniṣad.
Upaniśā can also be spelled as Upaniṣā (उपनिषा).
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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Starts with (+8): Upanisa Sutta, Upanishacchandas, Upanishad, Upanishad Brahman, Upanishada, Upanishadbhashya, Upanishadbrahmana, Upanishadbrahmayogin, Upanishadin, Upanishadratna, Upanishadrupin, Upanishadvakyavivarana, Upanishadvid, Upanishadvivarana, Upanishadvrata, Upanishajjala, Upanisham, Upanishamya, Upanishanmangalabharana, Upanishanna.
Full-text: Upanisa Sutta, Dhritipada, Upanishad.
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