lay-follower, a lay-disciple (of the Buddha)

devout or faithful layman, a lay devotee Vin.i.4, Vin.i.16 (tevāciko u.), Vin.i.37, Vin.i.139 Vin.i.195 sq.; Vin.ii.125; Vin.iii.6, Vin.iii.92; Vin.iv.14, Vin.iv.109; DN.i.85; DN.ii.105 DN.ii.113; DN. …

…upāsaka mentioned in the Aṅguttara Nikāya AN.iii.451 in a list of householders and upāsakas who had seen and…

An upāsaka of Icchānaṅgala. Once he visited the Buddha at Jetavana after a long interval, and on being asked why he had been absent so long, he…

…AN.iv.208f. SN.iv.109 the upāsaka Vāseṭṭha; AN.iv.258f. the two goddesses, daughters of Pajjunna, both known as Kokanadā; SN.i.29f.…

Nikata¹

An upāsaka of Ñātikā. After death he was born in the Suddhāvāsā, there to pass away. SN.v.358f.…

…upāsaka of Benares. Her husband was Suppiya, and they were both greatly devoted to the Order. One day, while on a…

…AN.i.26 Tapussa is included in a list of eminent upāsakas. AN.iii.450

…upāsaka of Kosala. He built a dwelling for the Order, and he invited monks for its dedication, which took place during…

…the Buddha once stayed. The upāsakas of Kajaṅgalā, having questioned the Kajaṅgalā Bhikkhunī, went to the Buddha there and asked him to…

Adherent: upāsaka disciple.

…of male & female bhikkhus & upāsakas (cp. parisā) Pv-a.11; -pala fourfold Vism.339. -(p)pādaka (adj.) consisting of 4…

…take for consider as, call: upāsakaṃ maṃ dhāretu Bhagavā “call me your disciple” Vin.i.16 & passim; atthajālan ti pi naṃ dhārehi…

…AN.iii.251 (id.); Iti.33; Ja.iv.110; Pv.iii.5#7 (= janasamūha upāsakagaṇa Pv-a.200).

from janati

…(bhikkhu˚, bhikkhunī˚, upāsaka˚, upāsikā˚, or the assembly of bhikkhus, nuns, laymen and female devotees; cp same enumⁿ at…

…(ceṭiyaṃ), Pv-a.78 (upāsakabhāve), Pv-a.131, Pv-a.132 (hatthe)-aor. patiṭṭhāpesi Ja.i.138
pp…

…Sāvakas Ja.i.95 Upāsakas Ja.ii.95; Pv-a.151; Paccekabuddhas Dhp-a.iv.201; Pv-a.76; Vighāsâdā Ja.ii.95; Dhp-a.ii.154; Sons…

…then mother & father“ Ja.i.215 (cp Lat. quondam); tadā-sotāpanna-upāsaka Ja.ii.113. Tadupika & Tadupiya;

Vedic; cp. kadā

…AN.v.40 (? uncertain; vv.ll. upāsaka, ovāpavāssa, yopavāsa); Ja.vi.508; Snp-a.199 (in expl^n. of uposatha).

fr. upa + vas, see…

state of being a believing layman or a lay follower of the Buddha Vin.i.37; SN.iv.301; Vv.84#21.

abstr. fr. upāsaka

… pp upāsita & upāsīna; (q.v.). See also upāsaka, upāsana¹.

upa + ās

see upāsaka; cp. payir˚.