Upacāla untranslated

Upacāla. Son of Upacālā and nephew of Sāriputta and Khadiravaniya Revata. He was ordained by Revata (Thag.v, 43; Thag­a.i.110). He is mentioned in the Aṅguttaranikāya (v.133) in a list of very eminent disciples, together with Cāla, Kakkaṭa, Kalimbha, Nikaṭa and Kaṭissaha. They lived in the Kūṭāgārasālā in Vesālī, but when the Licchavīs went there to visit the Buddha, they moved to the Gosiṅgasālavana in search of quiet.

Upacālā 01. Sister of Sāriputta (his other sisters being Cālā, Sisūpacālā) and mother of Upacāla. When Sāriputta left the world to join the Saṅgha of monks, his three sisters followed his example and became nuns. It is said that when Upacālā was taking her siesta in Andhavana, Māra tried to arouse in her sensual desires, but she vanquished him and became an Arahant. Her conversation with Māra is recorded in the Therīgāthā vv.189-95; Thīg­a.165f. The Saṁyutta (i.133f) mentions the temptation of all three sisters by Māra and their conquest of him. But in this account, Upacālā’s verses are put into Cālā’s mouth, Sisūpacālā’s are ascribed to Upacālā and Cālā’s to Sisūpacālā.

Upacālā 02. The chief of the women disciples of Phussa Buddha.

See also Upasālā. (Ja.i.41; Bv.xix.20).

Upacālā 03. Chief of the women supporters of Sumana Buddha. Bv.v.28.