Maṅgala Buddha is the sixth of twenty-seven Buddhas who preceded the historical Gotama Buddha according to the Buddhavamsa, a text from the Theravada Pali canon, and its commentary. He was also the first Buddha of the Sāramaṇḍa kalpa. In the Buddhavamsa, he is described as: Maṅgala Buddha enlightens the dark world with the Dhamma torch. His rays are the most unusual among all Buddhas; they could even cover the light of the sun and the moon Maṅgala Buddha was said to be 88 cubits, or 132 feet tall and his stupa was 30 yojana, or 229.2 miles high.
Attributes | Values |
---|---|
rdfs:label |
|
rdfs:comment |
|
name |
|
dcterms:subject | |
Wikipage page ID |
|
Wikipage revision ID |
|
Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage | |
sameAs | |
thai name |
|
dbp:wikiPageUsesTemplate | |
preceded by | |
succeeded by | |
has abstract |
|
chinese name |
|
korean name |
|
pali name |
|
sanskrit name |
|
prov:wasDerivedFrom | |
page length (characters) of wiki page |
|
foaf:isPrimaryTopicOf | |
is Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage of | |
is succeeded by of | |
is foaf:primaryTopic of |