Pāli Dictionary

pabhaṅkara

pabhāstemkarasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Synonyms

sūriya, suriya, ādicca, verocana, sataraṃsī, divākara, ravi

doctrine

  • प्रकाश लाने वाला; बुद्ध की एक उपाधि

  • illuminator, light-bringer; a frequent epithet of the Buddha

  • AN 4.49

    yadā ca buddhā lokasmiṃ, uppajjanti pabhaṅ'karā, te imaṃ dhammaṃ pakāsenti, dukkh'ūpasamagāminaṃ.

general

  • सूर्य

  • the sun

  • SN 2.10

    yo andhakāre tamasi pabhaṅ'karo, verocano maṇḍalī uggatejo. mā rāhu gilī caram'antalikkhe, pajaṃ mamaṃ rāhu pamuñca sūriyan'ti.

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