Upasalha Jataka: 1 definition
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Upasalha Jataka 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)
: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesUpasalha Jataka Upasalha Jataka (No. 166)
Preached to Upasalha. The story of the past is that of a brahmin Upasalhaka (identified with Upasalha). He instructed his son that after death he should be burnt in a cemetery unpolluted by the presence of outcasts. While descending Gijjhakuta, having ascended the mountain in order to find such a spot, they met the Bodhisatta, who was a holy ascetic, possessed of various attainments and mystic powers. When the Bodhisatta had heard their story, he revealed to them that on that very same spot Upasalha had been burnt fourteen thousand times, and preached to them the way of deathlessness (J.ii.54ff).
The Upasalhaka Jataka was preached by the Buddha to the novice Vanavasi Tissa when the Buddha visited him in his forest solitude. DhA.ii.99.
Therav膩da 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).
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Partial matches: Upasalha, Jataka.
Full-text: Upasalha.
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