Maṅgala Buddha
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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.[1]
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Sanskrit | Maṃgala |
Pāli | Maṅgala |
Burmese | မင်္ဂလဘုရား |
Chinese | 吉祥佛 (Pinyin: Jíxiáng Fó) |
Korean | 길상불 (RR: Gilsang Bul) |
Thai | พระมังคลพุทธเจ้า Phra Mangkhala Phutthachao |
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Preceded by Kauṇḍinya Buddha Succeeded by Sumanas Buddha | |
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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.