Pāli Dictionary
Part of speech
noun · masculine
Root
brah1croître
cosmology
Subrahma, nom d’une divinité (deva)
Subrahma, name of a deity/deva (also borne by other figures in later tradition, e.g. a brahmin and a paccekabuddha)
SN 2.17
ekam'antaṃ ṭhito kho subrahmā devaputto bhagavantaṃ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi
DN 20
subrahmā paramatto ca, puttā iddhimato saha, sanaṅkumāro tisso ca, s'opāga samitiṃ vanaṃ.
Encyclopedia
3 entries
Subrahmā
PersonUn devaputta qui, découvrant que cinq cents de ses compagnons célestes venaient soudainement de périr et de renaître en Avīci, et qu’il ne lui restait lui-même que sept jours à vivre, chercha le Bouddha dans le chagrin et devint Entré-dans-le-courant.
A devaputta who, discovering that five hundred of his heavenly companions had suddenly perished and been reborn in Avīci and that he himself had only seven days left to live, sought the Buddha in grief and became a Stream-winner.
Subrahmā2
PersonUn Pacceka Brahmā et disciple du Bouddha qui usa d’une démonstration de pouvoir magique pour humilier un Brahmā arrogant, et qui intervint aussi pour exposer la folie de Kokālika et de Katamodakatissa.
A Pacceka Brahmā and follower of the Buddha who used a display of magic power to humble an arrogant fellow Brahmā, and who also intervened to expose the folly of Kokālika and Katamodakatissa.
Subrahmā3
PersonUn brahmane destiné à être le père du futur Bouddha Metteyya, identifié par le Mahāvaṃsa à Kākavaṇṇatissa.
A brahmin destined to be the father of the future Buddha Metteyya, and identified by the Mahāvaṃsa with Kākavaṇṇatissa.
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