1. approach, access Vin.ii.120, Vin.ii.152; Vin.iv.304; Ja.i.83, Ja.i.172; Dhs-a.328 (phal˚).
2. habit practice, conduct Vin.ii.20 (dassan˚); Snp-a.140 (id.); Ja.iii.280.
3. way, means application, use of (esp. of spells etc.) Ja.iii.280 (mantassa); Ja.vi.180; Mil.153, Mil.154 (dur˚ an evil spell); Vv-a.127 (gram. t.t. kāraṇ˚).
4. entrance, access, i.e. immediate vicinity or neighbourhood of (-˚) Ja.iv.182 (nagar˚); usually as gām˚; Vin.i.109 Vin.iii.46; Vin.iv.230; Kp-a.77; Snp-a.83, Snp-a.179.
5. attention attendance Vin.iv.272; Ja.vi.180; Mil.154.
6. civility polite behaviour Ja.ii.56; Ja.vi.102.
7. On upacāra as philos, t.t. and its relation to appanā see Dhs trsl^n. 53 54; Cpd. 55; Mystic p. xi. Thus used of samādhi (neighbourhood-, or access-concentration, distinguishing it from appanā-samādhi) at Vism.85, Vism.126, Vism.144 and passim.

fr. upa + car