The Great Chronicle of Buddhas
by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw | 1990 | 1,044,401 words
This page describes Buddha contained within the book called the Great Chronicle of Buddhas (maha-buddha-vamsa), a large compilation of stories revolving around the Buddhas and Buddhist disciples. This page is part of the series known as the Dhamma Ratanā. This great chronicle of Buddhas was compiled by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw who had a thorough understanding of the thousands and thousands of Buddhist teachings (suttas).
Buddha attributes (8): Buddha
He is called the Buddha because He knows fully all knowable things. In another sense, He is the Knower of the Truths and also makes the Four Truths known to being fit to know them. Hence, He is called the Buddha.
The distinction between the second attribute of sammāsambuddha and the eighth attribute of Buddha lies in that the former refers to the Four Truths, while the latter refers to the All-knowing wisdom, Sabbaññutā-ñāṇa. If, however, the attribute buddho is taken as supreme knowledge as the same for sammāsambuddho, then the former relates to the penetrative aspect (Paṭivedha Ñāṇa) of the Buddha’s wisdom while the latter relates to the skilful aspect (Desanā Ñāṇa) of the Buddha’s wisdom in enlightening others.