Anomadassi
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For the 13th-century Buddhist monk and writer, see Anavamadarshin.
According to Theravada Buddhism's Pali canon's Buddhavamsa and its commentary, Anomadassi is the tenth of twenty-seven Buddhas who preceded the historical Gotama Buddha.[1] He was also the first Buddha of the Vara kalpa.
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Anomadassi Buddha | |
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Sanskrit | अनवमदर्शिन् Anavamadarśin |
Pāli | Anomadassi |
Burmese | အနောမဒဿီဘုရား |
Korean | 최상견불 (RR: Choesanggyen Bul) |
Sinhala | අනෝමදස්සි බුදුන් වහන්සේ Anomadassi Budun Wahanse |
Thai | พระอโนมทัสสีพุทธเจ้า Phra Anomathassi Phutthachao |
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Venerated by | Theravada, Mahayana, Vajrayana |
Preceded by Śobhita Buddha Succeeded by Paduma Buddha | |
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In the Buddhavamsa, he is described as:
Anomadassi Buddha is like a large ocean, a mountain that one hardly approaches, the infinite sky, or a Sal tree that can bloom well.
Anomadassi was 58 cubits, or 87 feet tall and his stupa was 25 yojana, or about 191 miles high.