Pāli Dictionary
Part of speech
noun · feminine
Root
subh1shine; adorn
general
Subhā; name of a Buddhist nun (Therī), lit. ‘the beautiful one’
Thig 14.1
jīvak'ambavanaṃ rammaṃ, gacchantiṃ bhikkhuniṃ subhaṃ, dhuttako sannivāresi, tam'enaṃ abravī subhā.
general
beautiful; attractive; auspicious; lucky; pleasant; good; pure
SN 2.29
seyyathā'pi nāma maṇi veḷuriyo subho jātimā aṭṭh'aṃso suparikammakato paṇḍukambale nikkhitto bhāsate ca tapate ca virocati ca
AN 4.49
anattani, bhikkhave, attā'ti saññāvipallāso cittavipallāso diṭṭhivipallāso. asubhe, bhikkhave, subhan'ti saññāvipallāso cittavipallāso diṭṭhivipallāso.
goodness; beauty; welfare; excellence; pleasantness; auspiciousness; purity
Snp 4.8
idh'eva suddhi iti vādayanti, n'āññesu dhammesu visuddhim'āhu, yaṃ nissitā subhaṃ vadānā, paccekasaccesu puthū niviṭṭhā.
Snp 4.13
nivissavādī na hi subbināyo, pakappitaṃ diṭṭhi purekkharāno, yaṃ nissito subhaṃ vadāno, suddhiṃvado tattha tath'addasā so.
Encyclopedia
7 entries
Subhā
PersonA collective name for a group of Brahmā deities comprising the Parittasubhā, the Appamāṇasubhā, and the Subhakiṇhā.
A young brahmin known as Todeyyaputta who questioned the Buddha in the Subha Sutta and declared himself his follower, later learning that his miserly deceased father had been reborn as a dog in his own home.
A palace guard who closely resembled King Yasalālaka-Tissa, and who, after being placed on the throne as a decoy, executed the disguised king and then ruled in his place for six years.
A palace occupied by Koṇḍañña Buddha before his renunciation.
The palace occupied by Gotama Buddha before his renunciation.
A general who built a fortress at Subhagiri during the thirteenth century.
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