Vessabhū Buddha
Vessabhū is the twenty fourth Buddha. He was born in the pleasance of Anoma (Commentary, Anūpama), his father being the khattiya Suppatita (Supatita) and his mother Yasavatī.* [1][2] He is venerated by the Theravada, Mahayana, Vajrayana traditions.
| Viśvabhū Buddha | |
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| Sanskrit | विश्वभू Viśvabhū |
| Pāli | Vessabhū |
| Burmese | ဝေဿဘူဘုရား |
| Chinese | 毗舍婆佛 (Pinyin: Píshèpó Fó) |
| Japanese | (romaji: Bishafu Butsu) |
| Korean | 비사부불 (RR: Bisabu Bul) |
| Sinhala | වෙස්සභු |
| Thai | พระเวสสภูพุทธเจ้า Phra Wetsaphu Phutthachao |
| Tibetan | ཐམས་ཅད་སྐྱོབ་ Wylie: thams cad skyob |
| Vietnamese | Phật Tỳ Xá Phù |
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Life
For six thousand years he lived in the household in three palaces: Ruci, Suruci and Vaddhana (Rativaddhana); his wife was Sucittā, and their son Suppabuddha. He left home in a golden palanquin, practiced austerities for six months, was given rice milk by Sirivaddhanā of Sucittanigama, and grass for his seat by the Nāga king Narinda, and attained Enlightenment under a sāla tree. He preached his first sermon at Anurārāma to his brothers, Sona and Uttara, who became his chief disciples.[1][2]
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References
- Malalasekera, GP (2007). "Buddha". Dictionary of Pāli proper names. Delhi, India: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Private Limited. pp. 294–305. ISBN 978-81-208-3020-2.
- Davids, TWR; Davids, R (1878). "The successive bodhisats in the times of the previous Buddhas". Buddhist birth-stories; Jataka tales. The commentarial introduction entitled Nidana-Katha; the story of the lineage. London: George Routledge & Sons. pp. 115–44.
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| Preceded by Sikhī Buddha |
Seven Buddhas of the Past | Succeeded by Kakusandha Buddha |
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