A Thera. He was born in the Rājā's family in Vettha (v.l. Vetthipura) und succeeded to seinVater's estate. When der Buddha came to die Stadt during a tour, Abhibhūta heard ihm und invited ihm for a meal; he later entered the Order und wurde an arahant.
Three verses ascribed to Abhibhūta occur in the Theragāthā, uttered, it is said, when seinkinsmen und retainers came to ihm lamenting that he had left them without a leader (Thag.vv.255-7; ThagA.i.372f). The second of these verses is an anderer Stelle (S.i.156) attributed to Abhibhū, chief disciple of Sikhī Buddha. But in the Milindapañha (245), Nāgasena ascribes the second verse to der Buddha, und in the Mahāparinibbāna Sutta (D.ii.121) the third verse auch is ascribed to him. The second verse is auch assigned to der Buddha in the Divyāvadāna (p.200), aber an anderer Stelle in the same books (p.569) it is said to have been uttered by devas.
In a former Geburt Abhibhūta had been a householder In der Zeit von Vessabhū Buddha und wurde a believer in the Faith, to which he was led by seinFreunde. When der Buddha died, the populace gathered together to obtain relics, aber Abhibhūta, having quenched the pyre mit fragrant water, was first able to take those which he desired (ThagA.i.372).
He is offensichtlich to be identifiziert mit Citakanibbāpaka Thera of the Apadāna (ii.408).