Upasagara, Upasāgara: 8 definitions
Introduction:
Upasagara means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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)
Son of Mahasagra, who was the king of Uttaramadhura.
Upasagaras elder brother was Sagara, and when their father died, Upasagara became his brothers viceroy. Having been suspected of an intrigue in the kings zenana, he fled to the court of Upakamsa in Asitanjano. There he fell in love with Devagabbha, and when she was with child he married her and they lived in Govadhamana.
Their children were the notorious Andhakavenhu dasaputta.
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).
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Upasāgara (उपसागर) is the name of a Nāga 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 Upasāgara).
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
Marathi-English dictionary
upasāgara (उपसागर).—m Bay.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Upasāgara (उपसागर).—name of a nāga king: (Ārya-)Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa 18.13 (follows Sāgara, q.v.).
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Upasāgara (ಉಪಸಾಗರ):—[noun] a part of a sea indenting the shoreline or a huge lake; wide inlet not so large as a gulf; a bay.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Upasāgara (उपसागर):—n. a bay; a part of the ocean/sea;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
Pali-English dictionary
upasāgara (ဥပသာဂရ) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[yādicchaka]
[ယာဒိစ္ဆကနာမ်]
[Pali to Burmese]
upasāgara—
(Burmese text): ဥပသာဂရမည်သူ။
(Auto-Translation): The one who shows an example.
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)
Starts with: Upasagaram.
Full-text: Upasagaram, Upasamudra, Upsagar, Mahasagara, Andhakavenhu, Aggideva, Sagara, Anjanadevi, Devagabbha, Ajjuna, Ankura, Andhakavenhu Putta.
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Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 454: Ghata-jātaka < [Volume 4]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 317 < [Bengali-Hindi-English, Volume 1]
Page 383 < [Marathi-Hindi-English, Volume 1]
Page 482 < [Bengali-Hindi-English, Volume 1]
Maha Buddhavamsa—The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 5 - Biographies of Ankura Deva and Indaka Deva < [Chapter 24 - The Buddha’s Sixth Vassa at Mount Makula]