SubrahmÄ
1. SubrahmÄ.- A devaputta. He visits the Buddha at Veḷuvana and tells him that his heart is full of dismay. The Buddha replies that the only path out of sorrow is by way of wisdom, renunciation and restraint (S.i.53). According to the Commentary, (SA.i.88f.; DA.iii.750; MA.i.190f ), he was a devaputta of TÄvatiṃsa, and one day went to the Nandana Park with one thousand nymphs. Five hundred of them sat with him under the PÄricchattaka-tree, while the others climbed the tree, from which they threw garlands and sang songs. Suddenly all of them vanished and were born in AvÄ«ci. SubrahmÄ, discovering their destiny and investigating his own, finds that he has only seven days more to live. Full of grief, he seeks the Buddha for consolation. At the end of the Buddha’s discourse he becomes a Stream-winner.
2. SubrahmÄ.- A Pacceka BrahmÄ. He was a follower of the Buddha, and, after visiting him together with SuddhavÄsa, he went on to another BrahmÄ, who was infatuated with his own importance. There, by a display of magic power, SubrahmÄ convinced him that he was far more powerful than the BrahmÄ, but declared that his own power was as nothing compared with that of the Buddha (S.i.146f).
On another occasion, SubrahmÄ visited the Buddha to declare the folly of KokÄlika and of Katamoraka Tissa (S.i.148). SubrahmÄ was present at the teaching of the MahÄsamaya Sutta. D.ii.261.
3. SubrahmÄ.- A brahmin who will be the father of Metteyya Buddha. His wife will be BrahmavatÄ« (DhSA.415; Vsm.434). He will be the chaplain of King Saá¹…kha (AnÄgat.vs.96). According to the MahÄvaṃsa (Mhv.xxxii.82) he is identical with KÄkavaṇṇatissa.
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