Upacakan, Upācakaṉ: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconUpācakaṉ (உபாசகன்) noun < upāsaka.
1. Worshipper, devotee; உபாசனை செய்வோன். விழைவா லுபாசக ராகி [upasanai seyvon. vizhaiva lupasaga ragi] (விநாயகபு. [vinayagapu.] 83, 107).
2. Buddhist layman, opposed to பிக்ஷூ; பௌத்தரில் இல் லறத்தோன். சீல வுபாசகர் செங்கைநறு நீரும் [pigshu; pautharil il larathon. sila vupasagar sengainaru nirum] (மணிமேகலை [manimegalai] 28, 12).
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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