འཁོར་བ་འཇིག | Glossary of Terms

One of the six buddhas who preceded Śākyamuni in this Fortunate Eon.

A buddha in the past.

The first of the buddhas in this kalpa, with Śākyamuni as the fourth. Also listed as the fourth of the seven buddhas, with Śākyamuni as the seventh. The Tibetan translation in this sūtra and in others, such as the Kāraṇḍa­vyūha Sūtra (The Basket’s Display, Toh 116), means “elimination of incorrect faith.” This version is also found in the Mahāvyutpatti, whereas the later standard Tibetan translation is ’khor ba ’jig (“destruction of saṃsāra”). Krakucchanda is a Sanskritization of the Middle-Indic name Kakusaṃdha. Kaku may mean “summit,” and saṃdha is “inner meaning” or “hidden meaning.”

A former buddha.

The 1st buddha in the first list, 1st in the second list, and 1st in the third list.

A buddha in the past.

The fourth of the seven buddhas, with Śākyamuni as the seventh. Also the first of the buddhas in this eon, with Śākyamuni as the fourth. The Tibetan translation in the Kāraṇḍavyūha is “elimination of incorrect faith,” and this is found in the Mahāvyutpatti, whereas the later standard Tibetan translation is ’khor ba ’jig or “destruction of saṃsara.” It is a Sanskritization of the middle-Indic name Kakusaṃdha. Kaku may mean summit and saṃdha is the inner or hidden meaning.

The first buddha of our eon; the fifth buddha of the “seven generations of buddhas” (sangs rgyas rab bdun); there are variants of the Sanskrit (Kakutsunda, Kukucchanda) and the Tibetan log pa da sel seems to refer to the same buddha.

The first buddha of the Fortunate Eon.

Name of a former buddha usually counted as the first of the first four buddhas of the present Good Eon, the other three being Kanakamuni, Kāśyapa, and Śākyamuni.

The first buddha of the Fortunate Eon.

The first buddha of our eon; the fifth buddha of the “seven generations of buddhas” (sangs rgyas rab bdun). Also found as Kakutsanda, Kakutsunda, etc. See Edgerton (1985), s.v. Krakucchanda, for the various spellings.

The first Buddha of the “Good Eon” (bhadrakalpa) of one thousand buddhas, our own Śākyamuni having been the fourth, and Maitreya expected to come as the fifth. Also spelled Krakutsanda, Kukutsunda, Kukucchanda.

“Destroyer of Saṃsāra.”

The first buddha in the present Fortunate Eon.

One of the six buddhas who preceded Śākyamuni in this Fortunate Eon.

The fourth of the “seven previous buddhas.”

The fourth of the seven tathāgatas/buddhas. Identified in other texts as the first buddha to appear in the present eon.

The first buddha of the Fortunate Eon (our current eon).

A former buddha of this eon.

The first of the four buddhas who have appeared in this present Fortunate Eon or Bhadrakalpa, the Buddha Śākyamuni being the fourth. Or Krakucchanda is the twenty-fifth in the list of the twenty-nine and fourth in the list of the seven Buddhas of antiquity (Skt. saptatathāgata). Another Tibetan name is ’khor ba ’jig.

A previous buddha of this eon, often listed as the first of five buddhas of the present eon.

One of the tathāgatas attending the delivery of the MMK; one of the eight tathāgatas.

Fourth of the seven buddhas of the past, and first in this kalpa.

The fourth of the seven buddhas, with Śākyamuni as the seventh. Also, the first of the buddhas in this Bhadraka eon, with Śākyamuni as the fourth. The name is a Sanskritization of the Middle Indic name Kakusaṃdha, and is therefore an example of hybrid Sanskrit. It is also found in a semi-Sanskritized form: Krakutsanda. The ninth-century Mahāvyutpatti Sanskrit-Tibetan dictionary lists Kakutsunda as the Sanskrit for ’khor ba ’jig, but has a separate entry log par dad sel for Krakucchanda, though later, as in this sūtra, Krakucchanda became translated as ’khor ba ’jig.

The fourth of the seven buddhas, with Śākyamuni as the seventh. Also, the first of the buddhas in this Bhadraka eon, with Śākyamuni as the fourth. The name is a Sanskritization of the Middle Indic name Kakusaṃdha, and is therefore an example of hybrid Sanskrit. It is also found in a semi-Sanskritized form: Krakutsanda. The ninth-century Mahāvyutpatti Sanskrit-Tibetan dictionary lists Kakutsunda as the Sanskrit for ’khor ba ’jig, but has a separate entry log par dad sel for Krakucchanda, though later, as in this sūtra, Krakucchanda became translated as ’khor ba ’jig.