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Upāli

Upāli (Sanskrit and Pāli) was a monk, one of the ten chief disciples of the Buddha and, according to early Buddhist texts, the person in charge of the reciting and reviewing of monastic discipline (Pāli and Sanskrit: vinaya) on the First Buddhist Council. Upāli belongs to the barber community. He met the Buddha when still a child, and later, when the…

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Known for
Expertise in monastic discipline, reviewed monastic discipline during the First Council
Initiation
Anupiyā by the Buddha
Lineage
Vinayadhara
Other names
'repository of the discipline' (Pali: Vinaye agganikkhitto; 'foremost in discipline' (Pali: Vinaya-pāmokkha)
Period in office
Early Buddhism
Religion
Buddhism

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Upāli

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Edges83
Triples162
Avg. degree1.98
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related to Schools and lineages · 30
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related to Early life · 26
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related to Monastic life · 21
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related to Role in monastic discipline · 19
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related to Texts · 19
Upāli → American Buddhist, Apart, Bareau, Buddha, Charles Prebish, In, Mahāyāna-inspired Upalipariprccha, Much, Parivāra, Pāli, Pāli Milindapañhā, Pāli Pārivāra, Religion, Sarvastivāda, The Turkistan Sanskrit, Upalipariprccha, Uttragrantha, Vinayapiṭaka, With
related to Previous lives · 13
Upāli → Apadāna, Before, Buddha, Buddha's, Buddhist, Despite Upāli's, Gotama Buddha, In, Padumuttara Buddha, Sanskrit, The, The Apadāna, This
related to First Council and death · 12
Upāli → According, At, Buddha, Buddha's, Dāsaka, First Buddhist Council, First Council, Mahāsaṃghika, Pāli Dīpavaṃsa, Sixteen, Specifically, Vinayapiṭaka
related to External links · 8
Upāli → Buddha, Buddhanet Archived, December, Disciples, September, Wayback Machine, Wayback MachineBuddhist Studies, What Buddha Said Archived
related to Legacy · 3
Upāli → Burmese, He, India
related to Accounts · 2
Upāli → Pāli, Upāli's

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buddha vinaya sanskrit monastic pāli discipline texts monks upāli's one buddhist ordained became lineage known early council monk disciples first

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UpāliInitiationAnupiyā by the Buddha1.00infobox
UpāliKnown forExpertise in monastic discipline, reviewed monastic discipline during the First Council1.00infobox
UpāliLineageVinayadhara1.00infobox
UpāliOther names'repository of the discipline' (Pali: Vinaye agganikkhitto; 'foremost in discipline' (Pali: Vinaya-pāmokkha)1.00infobox
UpāliPeriod in officeEarly Buddhism1.00infobox
UpāliReligionBuddhism1.00infobox
UpāliSchoolall, but mostly discussed in Pāli Buddhism1.00infobox
UpāliSuccessorDāsaka1.00infobox
UpāliTeacherThe Buddha, Kappitaka1.00infobox
Upālirelated to AccountsUpāli's0.60section
Upālirelated to AccountsPāli0.60section
Upālirelated to Early lifeAccording0.60section

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