upādā

See also: upada

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀉𑀧𑀸𑀤𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • उपादा (Devanagari script)
  • উপাদা (Bengali script)
  • උපාදා (Sinhalese script)
  • ဥပါဒာ or ဢုပႃၻႃ (Burmese script)
  • อุปาทา (Thai script)
  • ᩏᨷᩤᨴᩣ (Tai Tham script)
  • ອຸປາທາ (Lao script)
  • ឧបាទា (Khmer script)
  • 𑄃𑄪𑄛𑄂𑄘𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Contraction of upādāya.

Adverb

upādā

  1. subsisting on something else, clinging
    • c. 50 BC, Saṃyutta Nikāya: Khandha-Vagga, Khanda-Saṃyuttaṃ; republished as M. Leon Freer, editor, Saṃyutta Nikāya: Part III: Khandha-Vagga‎, London: Pali Text Society, 1890, XXII (Book 1), Section 1 Mulapaññāsa, Chapter 1 Nakulapitā-Vaggo Pathamo, Sutta 8 Upādāparitassanā (2), page 18:
      Kathaṃ ca bhikkhave anupādā aparitassanā hoti.
      And how, mendicants, does not grasping lead to freedom from anxiety?

Derived terms
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