…asking the Buddha how far Abhibhū’s powers bore relation to those of a Buddha, and the Buddha replying that Abhibhū was a mere disciple, and…

vanquishing, overcoming; one who surpasses; a master, a sovereign.

…Often in phrase abhibhū anabhibhūta aññadatthudasa vasavattin, i.e. unvanquished Lord of all DN.i.18; DN.iii.135 = Cnd.276; AN.ii.24;…

Three verses ascribed to Abhibhūta occur in the Theragāthā, addressd to his kinsmen and retainers. Thag.255–257 The second of these verses is…

…king of Paribhutta.

• Abhibhū and Sambhava were his chief disciples among monks.
• Akhila and Padumā among nuns.
• His constant attendant…

having overcome; having surpassed; victorious.

wandering victorious

wandering victorious

overcame; vanquished.

not having overcome; not having surpassed; not victorious

not overcame; not vanquished

…ppr. abhibhūyamāna being overcome (by) Pv-a.80, Pv-a.103
pp abhibhūta (q.v.).

abhi + bhavati

…(as an accomplishment of the Bhagavant); Dhs.247.

abhibhū + āyatana

…unconquered, e.g. Snp.934; Mnd.400; & see phrase under abhibhū.

pp. of abhibhavati

1. to bring (to), to offer, fetch DN.iii.170; Ja.i.54, Ja.i.157; Ja.iii.537; Ja.iv.421; DN-a.i.272.
2. to curse, revile, abuse [cp. Sk. anuvyāharati & abhivyā˚] AN.i.198

pass abhihariyati Vv-a.17 …

…interpreted by abhibhū “overpowering” see e.g. C. on adhiṭṭhāti & adhiṭṭhita; and by virtue of this intens. meaning we…

…in this connection, see abhibhū); Snp.684 (miga˚ variant reading abhi˚).

fr. adhi + bhū, cp….

…of), Snp.791 (ejā˚; = abhibhūta Snp.527), 1095 (Māra vasa˚; = abhibhuyya viharanti Cnd.507); Iti.91 (ejā˚;) Ja.iii.224 (vasa˚; =…

to become, to be, exist, behave etc. (cp. Cnd.474 sambhavati jāyati nibbattati pātu-bhavati)

I. Forms

There are two bases used side by side, viz bhav˚; and (contracted) ho˚; the latte …

…(= bubhukkhita, khudāya abhibhūta Pv-a.72 Pv.ii.9#36 (jighacchita Pv-a.126); Pv-a.62; Vv-a.76; Mil.253; Mhvs.vii.24. Cp. pari˚.

*…

…usually combined w. lābhena abhibhūta: SN.ii.226, SN.ii.228; SN.iv.125; AN.iv.160; DN.iii.249
■ upakkiliṭṭha˚; (etc.)…

ra; (on ṇ: l cp. guṇa: guḷa etc.) to *del as in Sk. dala, dalati. Cp. Lat. dolare to cut, split, work in wood; delere to destroy; Gr.δαίδαλον work of art; Mhg. zelge twig; zol a stick Possibly also …

Guṇa¹

1. a string, a cord-
   1. of a robe, etc., in (kāya-bandhanaṃ) saguṇaṃ katvā to make tight by tying with a knot Vin.i.46 (Vin. Texts: “laying the garments on top of each other,” …

…Ja.ii.445; Ja.iii.19 (˚abhibhūta = chāta); Mil.204, Mil.304; Sdhp.118, Sdhp.388 Cp. khudā & chāta.; Note. A diff. spelling as dighacchā…

adjective usually in combination with upanāhin, e.g. Vin.ii.89; DN.iii.45, DN.iii.246; AN.v.156, cp. Snp.116; SN.ii.206 Pp.18
■ k˚ kodhābhibhūta AN.iv.94 sq.; k˚ kodhavinayassa na vaṇṇavādī AN.v.165 …

to desire.

1. Objective: pleasantness, pleasure-giving, an object of sensual enjoyment.
2. Subjective: (a) enjoyment, pleasure on occasion of sense, (b) sense-desire.

Buddhist commentators exp …

…sq., AN.iv.160 (lābhena abhibhūto pariyādinnacitto Devadatto, cp Ja.i.185 sq.); Snp.31, Snp.438, Snp.828, Snp.854, Snp.1014, Snp.1046 (cp….

1. to tread on, trample on (acc.), crush Ja.iii.245 Ja.iii.372 (ppr. maddamāna); Dhp-a.ii.66.
2. to defeat destroy Snp.770 (= abhibhavati Mnd.12); Cnd.85 (madditvā = abhibhuyya); Snp-a.450; Mhvs.1, …

anything impure, stain (lit. & fig.), dirt. In the Canon mostly fig. of impurities. On mala in similes see J.P.T.S., 1907, 122
■ SN.i.38 (itthi malaṃ brahmacariyassa), SN.i.43 (id.); AN.i.105 (issā˚ …

adjective torpid, drowsy, sluggish Dhp.325 (= thīnamiddh’ âbhibhūta Dhp-a.iv.16).

fr. middha

death; usually personified as Np. Death, the Evil one, the Tempter (the Buddhist Devil or Principle of Destruction) Sometimes the term māra is applied to the whole of the worldly exi …

I. Etymology

Although nir + vā “to blow”. (cp. BSk. nirvāṇa) is already in use in the Vedic period (see nibbāpeti), we do not find its distinctive ap …

…reads paluddha); Ja.iii.260 (dava˚ abhibhūta C.).

pp. of pa + labh

…by (-˚), syn. with abhibhūta (e.g. Pv-a.41, Pv-a.80). Very frequent in combination with terms of suffering,…

…as given K.S. 320 is “abhibhūta”) biassed, taken up by, full of (-˚) MN.i.18; MN.iii.14; SN.iv.240 (maccheramala˚ ceto); AN.i.281;…

an ordinary, average person (4 classes of ordinary people are discussed at Cpd. 49, 50) a common worldling, a man of the people, an ordinary man MN.i.1, MN.i.7, MN.i.135, MN.i.239, MN.i.323; MN.iii. …

…Pv-a.212 (rogena abhibhūta)
■ Opp. aroga health: see sep.

• -ātaṅka affliction by…

adjective whole, entire all, every DN.i.4; SN.iv.15; Vin.i.5; Iti.3; Cnd. s.v., nom pl. sabbe Snp.66; gen. pl. sabbesaṃ Snp.1030
■ nt sabbaṃ the (whole) world of sense-experience SN.iv.15 cp. …

to rattle, shake, clatter; to grind or gnash one’s teeth; to fizz. Usually said of people in frenzy or fury (in ppr. ˚yanto or ˚yamāna) Ja.i.347 (rosena), Ja.i.439 (kodhena); Ja.ii.277 (of a bhikkhu k …

…conn. at AN.v.187) Pv.i.11#10 (khuppipās˚); Pv-a.60 (= abhibhūta).

pp. of upagacchati

expectation, hope, wish, longing, desire; adj. āsa (-˚) longing for, anticipating, desirous of Vin.i.255 (˚avacchedika hope-destroying), Vin.i.259; DN.ii.206; DN.iii.88; MN.iii.138 (āsaṃ karoti); …