2020年11月7日 · -Utpalavarṇā , the first person to greet the Buddha on his Descent from the Heavens. Today is known as Descent from the Divine Realm (Lha-Bab Duchen) and is celebrated on the 22nd day in the ninth lunar month of the Asian calendars.

Utpalavarṇā (Sanskrit: उत्पलवर्णा; Pali: Uppalavannā; Chinese: 蓮華色, pinyin: Liánhuásè) was a Buddhist bhikkhuni, or nun, who was considered one of the top female disciples of the Buddha. She is considered the second of the Buddha's two chief female disciples, along with Khema. She was given the name Uppalavanna ...

Once, when the Buddha returned from Trayastrimsa Heaven, where he taught his mother the Dharma, Utpalavarna transformed herself into a cakravartin to receive the Buddha. She adhered...

But the nun Utpalavarna, who would have liked to be the first to greet her Master, by magic power took the shape and appearance of a great emperor, and was admitted with her chariot and troops into the foremost row.

Once, when the Buddha returned from Trayastrimsa Heaven, where he taught his mother the Dharma, Utpalavarna transformed herself into a cakravartin to receive the Buddha. She adhered strictly to the disciplinary rules and was respectful toward the bhiksus.

2024年5月31日 · This is a wonderful talk by Osmund Bopearachchi about the iconography used to portray the Bhikṣuṇī Utpalavarṇa in Buddhist art, and most particularly her place in the important scene of the Buddha’s descent from the Tāvatiṁsa Heaven after teaching the Abhidhamma to his mother, who had been reborn as a Deva.

2024年9月21日 · Nun Utpalavarna is recognized in Mahayana Buddhism as a significant female disciple. She is noted for magically transforming herself to greet the Buddha and was the first to pay homage to him. Additionally, she welcomed the Buddha upon his return from heaven, serving as a symbol of women's inclusion in Buddhist communities.

Utpalavarṇā, once a courtesan in rajagriha, became pious bhikṣuṇī as result of her encounter with Maudgalyayana. having become a disciple of the Buddha and a dedicated Buddhist practitioner under the guidance of Mahāprajapati, she attained the state of arhat. the story of Utpalavarṇā has been a favorite legend among the Buddhists in ...

Utpalavarṇā (P. Uppalavaṇṇā; T. ut pal mdog ཨུཏ་པལ་མདོག; C. lianhuase) was a Buddhist nun (bhikkhuni) who was considered one of the top two female disciples of the Buddha, along with Khema. She was given the name Utpalavarṇā, meaning "color of a blue water lily", at birth due to the bluish color of her skin.

At the bottom, the Buddha was greeted by Utpalavarna, a Buddhist nun who had been a courtesan in Rajagriha. Pali, Sanskrit, Chinese and Japanese sources, relate how Utpalavarna came to renounce the secular world. While giving birth to a daughter, to her utter dismay, she discovered that her husband was having an illicit affair with her mother.