Twenty Eight Buddhas, 28 Buddhas: 1 definition
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Twenty Eight Buddhas means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: WikiPedia: BuddhismThe 28 Buddhas described in the Buddhavamsa are not the only Buddhas believed to have existed. Indeed, Gautama Buddha taught that innumerable Buddhas have lived in past kalpas.
- Taṇhaṅkara;
- Medhaṅkara;
- Saraṇaṅkara;
- Dīpankara (Rammawatinagara);
- Koṇḍañña (Rammawatinagara)
- Maṅgala (Uttaranagara (Majhimmadesa))
- Sumana (Mekhalanagara);
- Revata (Sudhannawatinagara);
- Sobhita (Sudhammanagara);
- Anomadassi (Chandawatinagara);
- Paduma (Champayanagara);
- Nārada (Dhammawatinagara);
- Padumuttara (Hansawatinagara);
- Sumedha (Sudasananagara);
- Sujāta (Sumangalanagara);
- Piyadassi (Sudannanagara);
- Atthadassi (Sonanagara);
- Dhammadassī (Surananagara);
- Siddharttha (Vibharanagara);
- Tissa (Khemanagara);
- Phussa (Kāśi);
- Vipassī (Bandhuvatinagara);
- Sikhī (Arunavattinagara);
- Vessabhū (Anupamanagara);
- Kakusandha (Khemavatinagara);
- Koṇāgamana (Sobhavatinagara);
- Kassapa (Baranasinagara);
- Gautama (Lumbini);
- Maitreya (foretold as a future Buddha);
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Full-text: Padumuttara Buddha.
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