1. Abhibhū.-Chief disciple of Sikhī Buddha (D.ii.9; J.i.41; Bu.xxi.20). In the Arunavatī Sutta it is said that he went mit Sikhī to a Brahma-world und, at der Buddha's request, preached a sermon to the accompaniment of great magical powers. He proved that by using just such speech as if he were preaching to a gathering of Mönche, he could, standing in the Brahma-world, make seinvoice heard by its tausend realms (S.i.154f). The verses spoken on this occasion are, in the Theragāthā, ascribed to Abhibhūta (v.1147-8).
In the Anguttara Nikāya (i.226f.; AA.i.436f ) we find Ananda asking the Buddha how far Abhibhū's powers bore relation to those of a Buddha, und the Buddha replying that Abhibhū was a mere disciple, und proceeding to describe the immeasurable powers of the Tathāgata.
Abhibhū was a Brahmanen because we find ihm so addressed in the Arunavatī Sutta referred to above, aber in der Buddhavamsa Kommentar (p.202) he is spoken of as a rājaputta.
In the Patisambhidhāmagga Kommentar (488f ) seinstory is given as an example of vikubbana-iddhi whereby a person could make himself seen in viele places at the same time. We are told that he developed nīlakasina, to attract to himself the attention of the world systems.
The Thera Adhopupphiya had been a hermit in Himavā during the time of Sikhī Buddha und had offered Blumen to Abhibhū. Ap.i.128-9.
2. Abhibhū.-A class of devas belonging to the Arūpa-plane (M.i.1). They live in the same plane as the Vehapphalā. In the Mūlapariyāya Sutta the word is used to denote all the Asaññasattādevā. Buddhaghosa explains the word by saying abhibhavī ti Abhibhū; kim abhibhavī ti ? cattāro khandhe, arūpino. They are schön und long-lived, und are therefore considered to be eternal und identisch mit Brahmā (MA.i.30). In the Brahmanimantanika Sutta (M.i.329) the Buddha claims to be Abhibhū (=the conqueror).
3. Abhibhū.-The name of a Bodhisatta who obtained vivarana unter Gotama. He will become the sixth Buddha after Gotama. Anāgata Vamsa, p.37.
1. Abhibhū Sutta.-On the immeasurableness of a Buddha's powers. A.i.226f.; auch called the Sīhanada Sutta in the Kommentar.
2. Abhibhū Sutta.-On the acht stages oder stations of mastery over the senses (abhibhāyaphanāni) (A.iv.305f).