Tanhankara, Taṇhaṅkara: 1 definition
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesOne of the four Buddhas born in the same kappa as Dipankara. J.i.44; Bu.xxvii.1.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
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Full-text: Twenty Eight Buddhas.
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Guide to Tipitaka (by U Ko Lay)
Part 14 - Buddhavarfnsa Pali < [Chapter VIII - Khuddaka Nikaya]
Apadana commentary (Atthakatha) (by U Lu Pe Win)
Gaining Of Perfections By Bodhisat < [Part 1 - Remote preface (dūre-nidāna)]
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Buddha Chronicle 1: Dīpaṅkarā Buddhavaṃsa < [Chapter 9 - The chronicle of twenty-four Buddhas]