Tissa Buddha
Twentieth of twenty-eight buddhas / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
According to the Buddhavamsa of the Pali Canon and to its commentary, Tissa Buddha is the twentieth of the twenty-seven buddhas that preceded the historical Gotama Buddha. He was also the first buddha of the Maṇḍa kalpa which was formed 92 aeons ago.
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Tissa Buddha | |
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Sanskrit | Tiṣya |
Pāli | Tissa |
Burmese | တိဿဘုရား |
Sinhala | තිස්ස බුදුන් වහන්සේ Tissa Budun Wahanse |
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Venerated by | Theravada, Mahayana, Vajrayana |
Preceded by Siddhārtha Buddha Succeeded by Phussa Buddha | |
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In the Buddhavamsa, he is described as:
He has the most unique attributes, Śīla and integrity. Having reached the top of the Dhamma, he preached the wheel of the Dhamma.[1]
His body was 60 cubits (90 feet) tall and people saw him as the Himalayas.[2]