Pāli Dictionary
Part of speech
adjective
Root
subh1shine; adorn
Synonyms
general
shining; beautiful; radiant; adorning, making resplendent
Thig 13.5
ajj'aṭṭhamī pabbajitā, saddhā saddhammasobhanā, vinīt'uppalavaṇṇāya, tevijjā maccuhāyinī.
Encyclopedia
5 entries
Sobhana
PlaceA monastery donated for the use of the Buddha Padumuttara by the layman who, in that past life, would later become Upāli.
Sobhana2
PersonA householder whose park was bought by the layman who would become Ānanda for a vast sum, so that a monastery could be built there for the Buddha Padumuttara.
Sobhana3
PlaceThe city where the Buddha Atthadassī was born and later taught his own relatives.
Sobhana4
PlaceA city built by the divine architect Vissakamma for Ukkāsatika’s use during his past life as a Universal Monarch, fifty-five world-cycles ago.
Sobhana5
PersonA king of Sobhavatī in the time of the Buddha Koṇāgamana, who sent a branch of the Bodhi tree to Sri Lanka in the care of Kanakadattā.
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