Pāli Dictionary

sahampati

sahaprefix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

cosmology

  • Sahampati; the Mahā Brahmā who implored the Buddha to teach the Dhamma

  • MN 26

    atha kho, bhikkhave, brahmuno sahampatissa mama cetasā cetoparivitakkam'aññāya etadahosi, nassati vata bho loko, vinassati vata bho loko, yatra hi nāma tathāgatassa arahato sammāsambuddhassa app'ossukkatāya cittaṃ namati, no dhammadesanāyā'ti.

approximate

Compound structure

analyses: 1

sahaṃpati
  1. sahaṃsaha

    enduring; bearing; overcoming

  2. pati

    lord; master; ruler

Encyclopedia

Sahampati
Person

  • A senior Mahābrahmā who appeared before the newly enlightened Buddha and persuaded him to teach the Dhamma to the world.

MN 26DN 16SN 6.1SN 6.2SN 6.13SN 6.15SN 22.80SN 48.57

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