Koṇāgamana Buddha

Koṇāgamana Buddha

Burmese:  ကောဏာဂုံ ([kɔ́nàgòuɴ])
Chinese:  拘那含牟尼
Mongolian:  Канагамуни
Tibetan:  Serthub
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Venerated by:  Theravada, Mahayana, Vajrayana
Preceded By:  Kakusandha Buddha
Succeeded By:  Kassapa Buddha
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Koṇāgamana Buddha is one of the Buddhas of the present kalpa. In Buddhist tradition, Koṇāgamana is the name of the twenty-sixth Buddha, the second of the five Buddhas of the present era, and the fifth of the seven ancient Buddhas.[1] In Burma (or Myanmar) Koṇāgamana is called Koṇāgon or Koṇāgamanan. According to Burmese mythology, he was born on Wednesday,[2] because of this Koṇāgamana is placed on the Wednesday pedestal.

See also

The other four Buddhas of the present kalpa:

References

  1. ^ Gärtner, Uta; Jens Lorenz (1994). Tradition and modernity in Myanmar. LIT Verlag. p. 281. ISBN 9783825821869. 
  2. ^ Reid, Robert; Michael Grosberg (2005). Myanmar (Burma). Lonely Planet. p. 93. ISBN 9781740596954. 
Buddhist titles
Preceded by
Kakusandha Buddha
Seven Buddhas of the Past Succeeded by
Kassapa Buddha