Pāli Dictionary

abhibhū

abhiprefixbhūrootūsuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

bhū1be; become

Synonyms

saha, jina, jī, abhisambhava, adhibhū, abhisambhū

general

  • conqueror; master; sovereign; one who overcomes or surpasses; (as adj.) conquering, mastering, overcoming

  • MN 26

    sabba-abhibhū sabbavidū'ham'asmi, sabbesu dhammesu anūpalitto, sabbañ'jaho taṇhākkhaye vimutto, sayaṃ abhiññāya kam'uddiseyyaṃ.

Encyclopedia

3 entries

Abhibhū
Person

  • The chief disciple of Sikhī Buddha, renowned for the psychic feat of making his voice heard throughout a thousand Brahma-world systems while teaching alongside his master.

Abhibhū2
Other

  • A class of devas of the formless plane, dwelling alongside the Vehapphalā gods and used in one discourse to denote the mindless Asaññasatta beings.

Abhibhū3
Person

  • A Bodhisatta who received a confirmed prediction of future Buddhahood from Gotama and is destined to become the sixth Buddha after him.

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