Pāli Dictionary

sobhana

sobhrootanasuffix

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
Place
  • A monastery donated for the use of the Buddha Padumuttara by the layman who, in that past life, would later become Upāli.

Sobhana2
Person
  • A 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.

  • The city where the Buddha Atthadassī was born and later taught his own relatives.

  • A 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
Person
  • A 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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