Pāli Dictionary

candābhā

approximate

candastemābhāstem

Part of speech

noun · feminine


general

  • moonlight; radiance of the moon

Encyclopedia

2 entries

Candābha
Person
  • An Arahant of a wealthy Rājagaha brahmin family, born with a moonlike light emanating from his navel that brahmins exploited for profit until it vanished before the Buddha, prompting him to ordain and attain Arahantship.

  • The name shared by four kings of sixteen thousand world-cycles ago, all past births of Ekadīpiya.

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