Virupakkha, Virūpakkha: 2 definitions
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Virupakkha 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 Names1. Virupakkha. One of the Catummaharajano (Regent Kings). He is Regent of the western quarter and lord of the Nagas (D.ii.258; D.iii.199; Dvy. 126, 148). In the assembly of the devas he sits facing east (D.ii.207, 221). Kalakanni is his daughter (J.iii.257). All Nagas visit him regularly as their lord and wait on him, and any question of dispute arising among them would be referred to him for solution. E.g., J.vi.168; cf. AA.i.143.
2. Virupakkha. The name of a Naga family (Vin.ii.109; A.ii.72; J.ii.145); they were, perhaps, followers of Virupakkha (q.v.).
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).
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryvirūpakkha : (m.) name of the overlord of Nāgas.
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)
Full-text: Erapatha, Lokapala, Ahinda Sutta, Khandhavatta Jataka, Virupaksha, Four Heavenly Kings, Kala-kanni, Caturmaharajikakayika, Deva, Naga, Bhuridatta Jataka, Inda, Maharaja.
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The Book of Protection (by Piyadassi Thera)
Discourse 5 - Protection Of The Aggregates < [Discourses]
Discourse 18 - The Great Assembly < [Discourses]
Discourse 24 - Discourse On Atanatiya < [Discourses]
The Catu-Bhanavara-Pali (critical study) (by Moumita Dutta Banik)
(10) Khandhaparitta Sutta < [Chapter 2 - Subject Matter of the First Bhanavara]
The fourth Bhanavara (Introduction) < [Chapter 5 - Subject Matter of the Fourth Bhanavara]
(8) Atanatiya-sutta < [Chapter 4 - Subject Matter of the Third Bhanavara]
Vinaya (3): The Cullavagga (by T. W. Rhys Davids)
Cullavagga, Khandaka 5, Chapter 6 < [Khandaka 5 - On the Daily Life of the Bhikkhus]
The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 382: Sirikālakaṇṇi-jātaka < [Volume 3]
Jataka 203: Khandha-Vatta-jātaka < [Book II - Dukanipāta]
Jataka 543: Bhūridatta-jātaka < [Volume 6]
The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter III-d - Visit to other worlds (4): Four Great Kings (cāturmahārājika) < [Volume I]
Chapter XVII - The tenth Bhūmi < [Volume I]
Chapter XXIII - Megha and Meghadatta < [Volume I]
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 7 - The Week at Rājāyatana Tree (Rājāyatana Sattāha) < [Chapter 8 - The Buddha’s stay at the Seven Places]
Part 1 - The Āṭānāṭiya Paritta < [Chapter 39 - How the Āṭānāṭiya Paritta came to be Taught]