Vessabhū Buddha

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Vessabhū Buddha
Pāli Vessabhū
Burmese ဝေဿဘူဘုရား
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Venerated by Theravada, Mahayana, Vajrayana
Preceded by Sikhī Buddha
Succeeded by Kakusandha Buddha
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 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.

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

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Preceded by Seven Buddhas of the Past Succeeded by
Kakusandha Buddha


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