Pāli Dictionary
Part of speech
adjective
Root
bhās1speak
Synonyms
cosmology
radiant, shining; of or belonging to the Ābhassara (‘Radiant’) Brahma-world, an epithet of that class of devas
Dhp 200
susukhaṃ vata jīvāma, yesaṃ no n'atthi kiñcanaṃ, pītibhakkhā bhavissāma, devā ābhassarā yathā.
MN 41
ākaṅkheyya ce, gahapatayo, dhammacārī samacārī, aho vat'āhaṃ kāyassa bhedā paraṃ maraṇā ābhassarānaṃ devānaṃ sahabyataṃ upapajjeyyan'ti, ṭhānaṃ kho pan'etaṃ vijjati, yaṃ so kāyassa bhedā paraṃ maraṇā ābhassarānaṃ devānaṃ sahabyataṃ upapajjeyya.
Part of speech
noun · masculine
Root
bhās1speak
cosmology
the Radiant Gods (Ābhassarā devas); a class of luminous brahma deities of the second jhāna plane
MN 1
ābhassare ābhassarato sañjānāti, ābhassare ābhassarato saññatvā ābhassare maññati, ābhassaresu maññati, ābhassarato maññati, ābhassare me'ti maññati, ābhassare abhinandati. taṃ kissa hetu? apariññātaṃ tassā'ti vadāmi.
MN 49
atthi kho, brahme, añño kāyo, taṃ tvaṃ na jānāsi na passasi, tam'ahaṃ jānāmi passāmi. atthi kho, brahme, ābhassarā nāma kāyo yato tvaṃ cuto idh'ūpapanno.
Encyclopedia
Ābhassara
OtherA Brahma realm of radiant devas whose bodies emit light like lightning, corresponding to the second jhāna and sustained by joy rather than food.
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