upahAra · masculine · upahāra 1
gift
Upahāra [from upa + hr̥] bringing forward, present, offering, gift Vin III 136 (āhār°) A II 87; III 33; V 66 (mett°); Ja I 47; IV 455; VI 117; Sv I 97.
upahāra , m. ( nt. once; = Skt. , Pali , Pkt. id. ), fundamentally gift , (loving) present , in BHS as elsewhere; e.g. (with change of gender) Av i.378.2 (prose) sarvopahārāṇi copaḍhaukitāni. In a Mv passage beginning i.177.13 used repeatedly in a somewhat peculiar way which misled Senart , who in two notes ( i.518 f. , 523 f. ) offers three different interpretations, all wrong (the passage cited 519 from SP contains a false reading; the SP ed. 476.5—6 does not contain the word cited by Senart , not even as a v.l. ). In this Mv passage, the word applies to various acts by which the Buddha miraculously intervenes to save someone from an intended grievous sin or to convert him from a dangerously false heresy. It should be rendered by something like (kindly or compassionate) favor, gift, beneficial service : Mv i.177.13—15 introduces the detailed stories of specific acts called upahāra thus: paropahārāṃś ca … upaharanti ( they present beneficial favors to others ) samyaksaṃbuddhāḥ sattvānām anugrahārthaṃ. tad yathā, kaliṅgarājñaḥ kusumāye devyā paropahāraṃ bhagavāṃ vṛttavāṃ, dhruvasya śreṣṭhino vacanopahāraṃ ( a benefit by spoken words ) bhagavāṃ vṛttavāṃ; the cpd. paropa° also 178.5 ; 180.12 ; vacanopa° also 178.2 . Other occurrences: 178.7—8 ( vs ) etāṃ sarvāṃ pravakṣyāmi upahārāṃ manoramāṃ, tasya sattvapradhānasya śṛṇu vikrīḍitaṃ śubhaṃ; 184.(17—)18 ( vs ) (koṭīyo dvādaśa muniḥ) mānuṣāṇāṃ vinayati, upahāro ayaṃ iti; 185.3 upahāro vidhātavyo (to prevent Dhruva from burning his parents); 188.(10—)11 ( vs ) (yat tasya parikarma tat …) tam āhur upahāro ti; 192.(10—)11 ( vs ) (ye tatra nirmitā bhiksūḥ na caite bhikṣuṇo matā,) upahāraṃ vadanty etaṃ jinā śāstraviśāradāḥ.
bringing; offering; present, presentation; service
【陽】 禮物，帶來。
(masc, masc, from upaharati) giving; provision; supply; adding (of) gift, bringing forward [lit.] carrying near Construction: upa + √har > hār + *a
(masc, masc, from upaharati) offering; service; attendance [lit.] carrying near Construction: upa + √har > hār + *a
(masc, masc, from upaharati) display; manifestation; show (of) [lit.] carrying near Construction: upa + √har > hār + *a