upasampadā

fem nom sg of upasampadā (noun); fem nom pl of upasampadā (noun); fem acc pl of upasampadā (noun); fem instr sg of upasampadā (noun); …

undertaking; taking up (of); lit. going near together
(vinaya) higher ordination as monastic; lit. going near together

Analysis. upa- (toward) + sampadā (attainment, from sam- + padā, to go/reach); the compound denotes formal acceptance into the sangha with full vows

Etymology. from Pali pada (foot, step, place) cognate with Sanskrit pada-; sampad- means to attain or reach; upasampadā is the formal act of reaching full monastic status

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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