ཤཀྱ་ཐུབ་པ། | Glossary of Terms

Our historical buddha.

The name of the buddha of our era, the fourth buddha of the Bhadraka eon.

The buddha of this age; the historical buddha.

The buddha of this age; the historical buddha.

The buddha of this age; the historical buddha.

A common epithet of the historical Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama, meaning “the sage (muni) of the Śākya clan.” Here mentioned as one of the thirty-five buddhas of confession.

The name of the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama. He was a muni (“sage”) from the Śākya clan.

The historical Buddha.

An epithet for the historical Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama: he was a muni (“capable one”) from the Śākya clan. In this text and elsewhere, he is counted as the fourth of the first four buddhas of the present Good Eon, the other three being Krakucchanda, Kanakamuni, and Kāśyapa. He will be followed by Maitreya, the next buddha in this eon. In the first list an alternative epithet of his, “Supreme of the Śākyas” (shAkya skyes mchog) is used. He is counted as the 4th buddha in all three lists found in this sūtra.

The buddha in the realm of Enduring, who is the historical Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama. He was a muni (sage) from the Śākya clan.

Also a buddha in the realm of Joy and in the realm of Jñānabala.

The name of the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama. In The White Lotus of the Good Dharma he is said to be in the northeast of the Sahā universe.

The buddha of this age; the historical buddha.

The name of the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama; he was a muni (sage) from the Śākya clan.

The buddha of this age; the historical buddha.

The buddha of this age; the historical buddha.

“The sage of the Śākya clan,” an epithet of the Buddha.

An epithet for the historical Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama: he was a muni (“capable one”) from the Śākya clan. Usually counted as the fourth of the first four buddhas of the present Good Eon, the other three being Krakucchanda, Kanakamuni, and Kāśyapa.

The name of the historical Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama; he was a muni (sage) from the Śākya clan.

The buddha of this age; the historical buddha.

The buddha of this age; the historical buddha.

The buddha of this age; the historical buddha.

The buddha of this age; the historical buddha. The buddha of the world Enduring (Sahā).

The “Sage of the Śākyas,” name of the Buddha of our era, who lived c. 563-483 B.C.

The current buddha of this age.

The name of the historical Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama; he was a muni (sage) from the Śākya clan.

An epithet for the historical Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama: he was a muni (“capable one”) from the Śākya clan. Usually counted as the fourth of the first four buddhas of the present Good Eon, the other three being Krakucchanda, Kanakamuni, and Kāśyapa. He will be followed by Maitreya, the next buddha in this eon.

An epithet for the historical Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama: he was a muni (“sage”) from the Śākya clan. Usually counted as the fourth of the first four buddhas of the present Good Eon, the other three being Krakucchanda, Kanakamuni, and Kāśyapa. He will be followed by Maitreya, the next buddha in this eon.

The fourth buddha of the fortunate eon and the primary buddha associated with the revelation of the Buddhist teachings in the current age.

The buddha of this age; the historical buddha.

Lit. “Sage of the Śākya.” In Great Vehicle literature, this is one of the most common epithets of the historical Buddha, the buddha of our time, also known as Gautama Buddha.

The buddha of this eon and world.

The name of the historical Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama; he was a muni (able one) from the Śākya clan.

The buddha of this age; the historical buddha.

An epithet for the historical Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama: he was a muni (“sage”) from the Śākya clan. In this text and elsewhere, he is counted as the fourth of the first four buddhas of the present Good Eon, the other three being Krakucchanda, Kanakamuni, and Kāśyapa. He will be followed by Maitreya, the next buddha in this eon.

“The sage of the Śākya clan,” an epithet of the Buddha.

The buddha of this age; the historical buddha.

An epithet for the historical Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama: he was a muni (“capable one”) from the Śākya clan. Usually counted as the fourth of the first four buddhas of the present Good Eon, the other three being Krakucchanda, Kanakamuni, and Kāśyapa.

The name of the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama; he was a sage (muni) from the Śākya clan.

The name of the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama; he was a muni (“sage”) from the Śākya clan.

The name of the buddha of our era, the fourth buddha of this Bhadraka eon.

The name of the buddha of our era, the fourth buddha of this Bhadraka eon.

“Sage of the Śākyas” is the title of the historical Buddha.

The name of the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, who was a sage (muni) from the Śākya clan.