bhūtapubbaṃ

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Pali[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

bhūta +‎ pubbaṃ

Adverb[edit]

bhūtapubbaṃ

  1. formerly
    Bhūtapubbaṃ, ambaṭṭha, rājā okkāko yā sā mahesī piyā manāpā, tassā puttassa rajjaṃ pariṇāmetukāmo jeṭṭhakumāre raṭṭhasmā pabbājesi – okkāmukhaṃ karakaṇḍaṃ hatthinikaṃ sinisūraṃ .
    At one time King Okkaka, to whom his queen was dear and beloved, wishing to transfer the kingdom to her son, banished his elder brothers from the kingdom – Okkamukha, Karandu, Hatthiniya and Sinipura.