Koṇāgamana Buddha
| Koṇāgamana Buddha | |
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Ananda Temple Buddha | |
| Burmese | ကောဏာဂုံ [kɔ́nàɡòʊɴ] |
| Chinese | 拘那含牟尼 |
| Japanese | 拘那含牟尼; くなごんむに; Kunagonmuni |
| Mongolian | Канагамуни |
| Tibetan | Serthub |
| Vietnamese | Phật Câu Na Hàm Mâu Ni |
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| Venerated by | Theravada, Mahayana, Vajrayana |
| Preceded by | Kakusandha Buddha |
| Succeeded by | Kassapa Buddha |
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Koṇāgamana Buddha (Pāli), known as Kanakamuni in Sanskrit, also known as Koṇāgon or Kanakagamana, is one of the ancient Buddhas whose biography is chronicled in chapter 23[1] of the Buddhavamsa, one of the books of the Pāli Canon.
According to Theravāda Buddhist tradition, Koṇāgamana is the twenty-sixth of the twenty-nine named Buddhas, the fifth of the Seven Buddhas of Antiquity, and the second of the five Buddhas of the present kalpa.[2]
The present kalpa is called the bhadrakalpa (Auspicious aeon). The five Buddhas of the present kalpa are:[3][4]
- Kakusandha (the first Buddha of the bhadrakalpa)
- Koṇāgamana (the second Buddha of the bhadrakalpa)
- Kassapa (the third Buddha of the bhadrakalpa)
- Gautama (the fourth and present Buddha of the bhadrakalpa)
- Maitreya (the fifth and future Buddha of the bhadrakalpa)
Koṇāgamana was born in Subhagavati Park in Sobhavati[1] (now known as Araurakot, located about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) southwest of Nigalihawa) on Wednesday;[5] because of this Koṇāgamana is placed on the Wednesday pedestal.
According to Xuanzang, Koṇāgamana's relics were held in a stupa in Nigalisagar, in what is now Kapilvastu District in southern Nepal.[6] There is an Ashoka pillar at the site today.
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Pillar erected by King Ashoka to commemorate the birthplace of Koṇāgamana Buddha. Nigalihawa, Kapilvastu District, Nepal
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Birthplace of Koṇāgamana Buddha. Nigalihawa, Kapilvastu District, Nepal
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Statue commemorating the birthplace of Koṇāgamana Buddha. Nigalihawa, Kapilvastu District, Nepal
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Detail of a mural depicting Koṇāgamana Buddha, Wat Ho Xiang, Luang Prabang, Laos
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Statue of Koṇāgamana Buddha. Buddha Dhatu Jadi known as the Bandarban Golden Temple, Bangladesh
References
- 1 2 Vicittasarabivamsa, U (1992). "Chapter 23: Koṇāgamana Buddhavamsa". In Ko Lay, U; Tin Lwin, U. The great chronicle of Buddhas, Volume One, Part Two (1st ed.). Yangon, Myanmar: Ti=Ni Publishing Center. pp. 280–5.
- ↑ Gärtner, Uta; Jens Lorenz (1994). Tradition and modernity in Myanmar. LIT Verlag. p. 281. ISBN 978-3-8258-2186-9.
- ↑ Buswell Jr., RE; Lopez Jr., DS (2014). The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism (1st ed.). Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. p. 106. ISBN 978-0-691-15786-3.
- ↑ "Chapter 36: The Buddhas in the three periods of time". Buddhism in a Nutshell Archives. Hong Kong: Buddhistdoor International. Retrieved 2014-12-21.
- ↑ Reid, Robert; Michael Grosberg (2005). Myanmar (Burma). Lonely Planet. p. 93. ISBN 978-1-74059-695-4.
- ↑ John S. Strong (2007). Relics of the Buddha. p. 130.
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| Preceded by Kakusandha Buddha |
Seven Buddhas of the Past | Succeeded by Kassapa Buddha |
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