Āpātha [etym.? Trenckner, Miln p. 428 says: "I suspect ā. to be corrupted from āpāta (cp. āpatati), under an impression that it is allied to patha; but it is scarcely ever written so"] sphere, range, focus, field (of consciousness or perception; cp. Dhs trsl. 199), appearance A ii.67; J i.336; Vbh 321; Miln 298; Vism 21, 548; DA i.228; DhsA 308, 333; VvA 232 (˚kāla); DhA iv.85; Sdhp 356. Usually in phrase āpāthaŋ gacchati to come into focus, to become clear, to appear M i.190; S iv.160, or ˚ŋ āgacchati Vin i.184; A iii.377 sq.; iv.404; Vism 125. Cp. ˚gata below.

-- gata come into the sphere of, appearing, visible M i.174 = Nd2 jhāna (an˚ unapproached); PvA 23 (āpāthaŋ gata). -- gatatta abstr. fr. last: appcarance Vism 617.