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Upāli (Sanskrit and Pāli) was a monk, one of the ten chief disciples of the Buddha and, according to early Buddhist texts, the person in charge of the reciting and reviewing of monastic discipline (Pāli and ) on the First Buddhist Council. Upāli belongs to the barber community. He met the Buddha when still a child, and later, when the Sakya princes received ordination, he did so as well. He was ordained before the princes, putting humility before caste. Having been ordained, Upāli learnt both Buddhist doctrine (; ) and vinaya. His preceptor was Kappitaka. Upāli became known for his mastery and

Key facts

Religious biography.background: FFD068
Religious biography.name: Upāli
Religious biography.image: File:Bodh Gaya - Buddha Statue - Upali (9227722130).jpg
Religious biography.caption: Upāli, Bodh Gaya, India
Religious biography.other_names: 'repository of the discipline' (; 'foremost in discipline' ()
Religious biography.religion: Buddhism
Religious biography.school: all, but mostly discussed in Pāli Buddhism
Religious biography.lineage: Vinayadhara
Religious biography.honorific prefix: Elder
Religious biography.teacher: The Buddha, Kappitaka
Religious biography.successor: Dāsaka
Religious biography.students: Sattarasavaggiyā, Dāsaka
Religious biography.known_for: Expertise in monastic discipline, reviewed monastic discipline during the First Council
Religious biography.initiation_place: Anupiyā
Religious biography.initiator: the Buddha
Religious biography.period: Early Buddhism