Abbhamatta, Abbhāmatta: 2 definitions
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Abbhamatta means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryabbhāmatta : (adj.) of the size of a cloud.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryAbbhāmatta, (adj.) (abbhā + matta (?) according to the Pāli Com.; but more likely = Vedic abhva huge, enormous, monstrous, with ā metri causa. On abhva (a + bhū what is contradictory to anything that is) cp. abbhuta & abbhuṃ, and see Walde, Lat. Wtb. under dubius) monstrous, dreadful, enormous, “of the size of a large cloud” (thus C. on S.I, 205 & J.III, 309) S.I, 205 = Th.1, 652 (v. l. abbha° & abbhāmutta) = J.III, 309 (v. l. °mutta). (Page 60)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
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