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'''Upali''' (Skt. Upāli; | '''Upali''' (Skt. Upāli; Tib. ཉེ་བར་འཁོར་, 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]] | ||
Revision as of 22:39, 7 April 2017
Upali (Skt. Upāli; Tib. ཉེ་བར་འཁོར་, 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.