Pāli Dictionary

abhibhūta

abhiprefixbhūroottasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

bhū1be; become

Synonyms

pariyādinna, pariyuṭṭhita, pareta, adhibhūta

Antonyms

anabhibhūta

general

  • overcome; overpowered; overwhelmed; vanquished

  • AN 6.63

    idha, bhikkhave, ekacco yena dukkhena abhibhūto pariyādinnacitto socati kilamati paridevati, urattāḷiṃ kandati, sammohaṃ āpajjati

  • AN 7.64

    kodhano'yaṃ, bhikkhave, purisapuggalo kodha-abhibhūto kodhapareto, kiñ'c'āpi so hoti sunhāto suvilitto kappitakesamassu odātavatthavasano, atha kho so dubbaṇṇo'va hoti kodha-abhibhūto.

  • Abhibhūta; name of an arahant monk

Encyclopedia

Abhibhūta
Person

  • An elder born into a ruling family of Veṭṭha who, after inheriting his father’s estate, was converted upon hearing the Buddha teach and left verses in the Theragāthā addressed to grieving kinsmen who came begging him to return.

Thag 3.13

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