Upatishya, Upatiṣya: 8 definitions
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Upatishya means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
The Sanskrit term Upatiṣya can be transliterated into English as Upatisya or Upatishya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Upatiṣya (उपतिष्य), also known as Śāriputra, is the son of Tiṣya and Śāri according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter XVI). Accordingly, “Seven days after he was born, the baby boy was wrapped in white cotton to be shown to his father who thought: “I am called Tiṣya; this child will drive out my name; therefore I will call him Yeou po t’i chö (Upatiṣya), he who casts out Tiṣya’. Such was the name given to this child by his parents. But other people, considering that it was Śāri who had given him birth, with one accord agreed to call him Chö li fou (Śāriputra), the son of Śāri”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
General definition (in Buddhism)
Sharika and Tishya had a son named Upatishya who mastered “Aindra-vyakarana”. It appears that Aindra- Vyakarana was more popular than Panini’s Vyakarana because Aindra was ancient grammarian than Panini. Upatishya was also known as Shariputra. Maudgalyayana (also known as Kolita) was a contemporary of Shariputra. A Buddhist drama “Shariputra-prakarana” deals with the conversion of Shariputra and Maudgalyayana, chief disciples of Buddha to Buddhism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Upatiṣya (उपतिष्य).—
1) Name of the lunar mansion or asterism called आश्लेषा (āśleṣā).
2) Name of another asterism called पनर्वसु (panarvasu).
Derivable forms: upatiṣyam (उपतिष्यम्).
Upatiṣya (उपतिष्य).—(= Pali Upatissa; compare Tiṣya 6—9), the given name of Śāriputra: Mahāvastu iii.56.11 ff. (story of his con- version); 269.11; 271.7; in Mahāvyutpatti 1047 mentioned in a list of śrāvakas, following Tiṣya, but not juxtaposed with Śāriputra (who occurs in 1032 in the same list).
Upatiṣya (उपतिष्य):—[=upa-tiṣya] m. Name of a son of Tiṣya.
Upatiṣya (उपतिष्य):—(upa + tiṣya) Nomen proprium ein Sohn Tiṣya’s von der Śārikā (daher auch śāriputra) [Burnouf 48,] [Nalopākhyāna 5.] [Lebensbeschreibung Śākyamuni’s 255 (25).]
Upatiṣya (उपतिष्य):—m. Nomen proprium eines Sohnes des Tiṣya.
Upatiṣya (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 優婆至沙 [yōu pó zhì shā]: “Upatiṣya” [Sanskrit personal name].
2) 優波底沙 [yōu bō dǐ shā]: “Upatiṣya” [Sanskrit personal name].
3) 優波替 [yōu bō tì]: “Upatiṣya” [Sanskrit personal name].
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Tishya, Upa.
Full-text (+6): You bo ti, You po zhi sha, You bo di sha, You po ti, Jie tuo dao lun, You bo she, You po shi sha, Shariputra, Uu ba the, Uu ba chi sa, Uu ba de sa, Shari, First Buddhist Council, Suvarnapati, Sharika, She li fu, You bo ti she, She li fu luo, You po ti she, She li zi.
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Taisho: Chinese Buddhist Canon
Chapter 137: Upatishya and Kolita < [Part 190 - The Abhinishkramana-sutra]
Chapter 140: The Encounter with Ashvajit < [Part 190 - The Abhinishkramana-sutra]
Chapter 141: Kolita's Awakening and their Farewell < [Part 190 - The Abhinishkramana-sutra]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 1 - The legend of Śāriputra and his teacher Sañjaya < [Chapter XVI - The Story of Śāriputra]
Part 4 - Origin of Śāriputra’s name < [Chapter XVI - The Story of Śāriputra]
Appendix 3 - Arhathood of Śāriputra (Upatiṣya) and Maudgalyāyana < [Chapter LI - Seeing all the Buddha Fields]
A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms (by Fa-Hien)
The Sanskrit Buddhist Literature of Nepal (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 390 < [The Sanskrit Buddhist Literature of Nepal (pages)]
Page 97 < [The Sanskrit Buddhist Literature of Nepal (pages)]
Page 200 < [The Sanskrit Buddhist Literature of Nepal (pages)]
Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter VIII - The conversion of Śāriputra and Maudgalyāyana < [Volume III]
Chapter XXIV - The Buddha Maṅgala < [Volume I]
Chapter XXIII - The story of Rāhula < [Volume III]
Buddhacarita (by Charles Willemen)
Chapter XVII - Conversion of the Great Disciples < [Fascicle Four]
Chapter XVIII - The Conversion of Anāthapiṇḍada < [Fascicle Four]