Uparivehasa, Uparivehāsa, Upari-vehasa: 1 definition
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Uparivehasa 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.
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Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryUparivehāsa refers to: high in the air (°-), in °kuṭī a lofty or open air chamber, or a room in the upper story of the Vihāra Vin. IV, 46 (what the C. means by expln. majjhimassa purisassa asīsa-ghaṭṭā “not knocking against the head of a middle-(sized) man” is not quite clear).
Note: uparivehāsa is a Pali compound consisting of the words upari and vehāsa.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
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