Pāli Dictionary

nisabha1

nisabhastem

Part of speech

noun · masculine

general

  • a leading bull; the finest of men, a leader (often an epithet of the Buddha)

  • SN 1.38

    nisabho vata, bho, samaṇo gotamo, nisabhavatā ca samuppannā sārīrikā vedanā dukkhā tibbā kharā kaṭukā asātā amanāpā sato sampajāno adhivāseti avihaññamāno'ti.

nisabha2

Part of speech

noun · masculine

monastic

  • Nisabha, name of an arahant monk (found in the Theragāthā)

Encyclopedia

5 entries

Nisabha
Person

  • One of the two chief disciples of the Buddha Anomadassī.

Nisabha2
Person

  • One of the chief lay supporters of the Buddha Atthadassī.

Nisabha3
Person

  • Also called Mahānisabha, foremost among those undertaking ascetic practices in the time of the Buddha Padumuttara, whose example inspired Mahā-Kassapa to seek the same distinction.

Nisabha4
Person

  • A man of Koliyan family who, moved by witnessing the Buddha’s wisdom during the conflict between the Sakyans and Koliyans, joined the Order and became an Arahant.

Nisabha5
Place

  • A mountain in the Himavā region.

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