Bhabbata, Bhabbatā: 2 definitions
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Bhabbata 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 Dictionarybhabbatā : (f.) ability; fitness.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryBhabbatā, (f.) (abstr. fr. bhabba) possibility; neg. a° impossibility Sn. 232; KhA 191; VvA. 208. Bhamati (bhram; on etym. see K. Z. IV. 443; VI, 152. explained at Dhtp 219 by “anavaṭṭhāne,” i.e. unsettledness) to spin (of a wheel), to whirl about, to roam Dh. 371 (mā te kāmaguṇe bhamassu cittaṃ); J. I, 414; III, 206= IV. 4 (cakkaṃ matthake); IV, 6 (kumbha-kāra-cakkaṃ iva bh.); V, 478.—pp. bhanta.—Caus. bhameti to make whirl Vism. 142 (cakkaṃ). (Page 498)
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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Ends with: Abhabbata, Sakkhibhabbata.
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