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Vessabhū

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Viśvabhū Buddha
Sanskritविश्वभू
Viśvabhū
PāliVessabhū
Burmeseဝေဿဘူဘုရား
Chinese毗舍婆佛
(Pinyin: Píshèpó Fó)
Japanese毘舎浮仏びしゃふぶつ
(romaji: Bishafu Butsu)
Korean비사부불
(RR: Bisabu Bul)
Sinhalaවෙස්සභු
Wessabhu
Thaiพระเวสสภูพุทธเจ้า
Phra Wetsaphu Phutthachao
Tibetanཐམས་ཅད་སྐྱོབ་
Wylie: thams cad skyob
VietnamesePhật Tỳ Xá Phù
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Venerated byTheravada, Mahayana, Vajrayana
Preceded by
Śikhī Buddha
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According to the Buddhavaṃsa, Vessabhū is believed to be the 24th 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.

Life

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He is believed to have lived for six thousand years as a householder 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 kheera (a milk-rice pudding) 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

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  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ a b 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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