Upali

Upali ( Sanskrit : उपालि , upāli ) was one of the ten main disciples of Gotama Buddha , the founder of Buddhism .

Before joining the order, he worked as the Shakya barber . He asked the Buddha if someone with a "low birth rate" ( caste ) could join the order. The Buddha ordained him before the prince and asked the prince to pay homage to the now holy Upali. Upali was an as-listener-Awakened ( Pali : savakabuddha) or Arhat become, he attained Buddhahood (exemption from all ten fetters: personality belief, doubts about the doctrine, clinging to rules and rites, sensual desire, anger, desire for formhaftem existence, Desire for formless existence, pride, absent-mindedness) by listening to a discourse given by the Buddha as he shaved his hair.

He became the main disciple in the knowledge of the rules of the order and the leader in keeping the rules of the order, and his decisions in this regard were praised by the Buddha. At the first Buddhist Council (Rajagriha) he was entrusted with the review of the rules of the order, the Vinayapitaka .

literature

according to Theravada, the teachings of the elders (or the vehicle of the listener):

Anguttara Nikaya, X.31-40, Chapter 4 - Upāli Vagga
Anguttara Nikaya, VII.79, The Master's True Law - Satthusāsana Sutta
Anguttara Nikaya, X.41-42, Religious Disputes - Paṭhamavivādamūla Sutta

Anguttara Nikaya, X.99, Upālis Immaturity to Solitude - Upāli Sutta

Theragāthā III. 249-251 - Upāli

personal data
SURNAME	Upali
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	buddhist monk
DATE OF BIRTH	between 6th century BC BC and 4th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	between 6th century BC BC and 4th century BC Chr.