A class of devas belonging to the formless plane (M.i.1). They live in the same plane as the Vehapphalā. In the Mūlapariyāya Sutta the word is used to denote all the Asaññasattādevā. Buddhaghosa explains the word by saying “Abhibhavī ti Abhibhū; kiṃ abhibhavī ti? Cattāro khandhe, arūpino.” They are beautiful and long-lived, and are therefore considered to be eternal and identical with Brahmā (MA.i.30). In the Brahmanimantanika Sutta (M.i.329) the Buddha claims to be Abhibhū (= the conqueror).