Phussa
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According to Theravada Buddhism's Pali canon's Buddhavamsa and its commentary, Phussa is the twenty-first of twenty-seven Buddhas who preceded the historical Gotama Buddha. He was also the second Buddha of the Maṇḍa kalpa.[1]
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Phussa Buddha | |
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Sanskrit | पुष्य Puṣya |
Pāli | Phussa |
Burmese | ဖုဿဘုရား |
Chinese | 弗沙佛 (Pinyin: Fúshā Fó) |
Japanese | 弗沙仏 (romaji: Fussha Butsu) |
Korean | 불사불 (RR: Bulsa Bul) |
Sinhala | ඵුස්ස බුදුන් වහන්සේ Phussa Budun Wahanse |
Thai | พระปุสสพุทธเจ้า Phra Pussa Phutthachao |
Vietnamese | Phất Sa Phật |
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Venerated by | Theravada, Mahayana, Vajrayana |
Preceded by Tiṣya Buddha Succeeded by Vipaśyin Buddha | |
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In the Buddhavamsa, he is described as:
Phussa Buddha removed the darkness, calmed the world and gave the Dhamma rain.
Phussa was 58 cubits, or 87 feet tall and was frequently compared with the sun and the moon.