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| − | '''Vessabhū''' (''Sinhala'': වෙස්සභු බුද්ධ) is the twenty first Buddha. He was born in the pleasance of Anoma (Commentary, Anūpama), his father being the khattiya Suppatita (Supatita) and his mother Yasavatī.* He is venerated by the Theravada, Mahayana, Vajrayana traditions. | + | '''[[Vessabhū]]''' (''Sinhala'': වෙස්සභු බුද්ධ) is the twenty first [[Buddha]]. He was born in the pleasance of [[Anoma]] (Commentary, Anūpama), his father [[being]] the khattiya Suppatita (Supatita) and his mother [[Yasavatī]].* He is venerated by the [[Theravada]], [[Mahayana]], [[Vajrayana]] [[traditions]]. |
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| − | 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. | + | 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]]. |
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Revision as of 23:35, 3 September 2013
Vessabhū (Sinhala: වෙස්සභු බුද්ධ) is the twenty first Buddha. He was born in the pleasance of Anoma (Commentary, Anūpama), his father being the khattiya Suppatita (Supatita) and his mother Yasavatī.* 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.
