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^[1], 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

• upādāparitassanā