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'''Upali''' (Skt. Upāli; [[Wyl.]] ''nye bar 'khor'') was one of the principal disciples of the [[Buddha]]. Since he was a barber by trade before joining the [[Sangha]], he was asked to shave the hair of all those who later entered the community. He was asked by [[Mahakashyapa]] during the [[Three Buddhist Councils|First Council]] to state by heart all of the rules of [[Vinaya]] discipline. | '''Upali''' (Skt. Upāli; Tib. [[ཉེ་བར་འཁོར་]], ''nyewar khor'', [[Wyl.]] ''nye bar 'khor'') was one of the principal disciples of the [[Buddha]]. Since he was a barber by trade before joining the [[Sangha]], he was asked to shave the hair of all those who later entered the community. He was asked by [[Mahakashyapa]] during the [[Three Buddhist Councils|First Council]] to state by heart all of the rules of [[Vinaya]] discipline. | ||
[[Category:Historical Masters]] | [[Category:Historical Masters]] | ||
[[Category:Buddha Shakyamuni's Disciples]] | [[Category:Buddha Shakyamuni's Disciples]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:26, 6 April 2018
Upali (Skt. Upāli; Tib. ཉེ་བར་འཁོར་, nyewar khor, Wyl. nye bar 'khor) was one of the principal disciples of the Buddha. Since he was a barber by trade before joining the Sangha, he was asked to shave the hair of all those who later entered the community. He was asked by Mahakashyapa during the First Council to state by heart all of the rules of Vinaya discipline.