Suddhabbara sounds to me as suddha and vara. Both are words of
glorification of the Buddha.
Other examples of -bb- coming (aagama) in place of 'va' are as
follows.
abba.na for na + va.na
abbata for na + vata
Make more thinking and inquiries, though.
Best wishes,
Suan Lu zaw
www.bodhiology.org
(JK wrote:
Dear friends,
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