Can anyone tell me where the word "suddhabbara" comes from? It comes from a chanting book and this is a verse of reverence to the Buddha, and appears to have been translated simply as "purified", but "suddha" has that meaning on it's own, I thought. what does the "-abbara" ending mean?
Buddho
susuddho karu.naa-maha.n.navo
Yo
'ccanta-suddhabbara-~naa.na-locano
Lokassa
paapuupakilesa-ghaatako
Vandaami
buddha.m ahamaadarena ta.m.
The Buddha, well-purifed, with
ocean-like compassion,
Possessed of the eye of
knowledge, completely purified,
Destroyer of the evils and
corruption of the world;
I revere that Buddha with
devotion.
Thanks for any help that can be offered.
With metta,
John
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