Vessabhū

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.

Viśvabhū Buddha
Sanskrit	विश्वभू Viśvabhū
Pāli	Vessabhū
Burmese	ဝေဿဘူဘုရား
Chinese	毗舍婆佛 (Pinyin: Píshèpó Fó)
Japanese	毘舎浮仏（びしゃふぶつ） (romaji: Bishafu Butsu)
Korean	비사부불 (RR: Bisabu Bul)
Sinhala	වෙස්සභු Wessabhu
Thai	พระเวสสภูพุทธเจ้า Phra Wetsaphu Phutthachao
Tibetan	ཐམས་ཅད་སྐྱོབ་ Wylie: thams cad skyob
Vietnamese	Phật Tỳ Xá Phù
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Venerated by	Theravada, Mahayana, Vajrayana
Preceded by Śikhī Buddha Succeeded by Krakucchanda Buddha
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Life

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]

See also

• List of the twenty-nine Buddhas

References

1. 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. 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.

Buddhist titles
Preceded by Sikhī Buddha	Seven Buddhas of the Past	Succeeded by Kakusandha Buddha