Koṇāgamana Buddha
| Koṇāgamana Buddha | |
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Ananda Temple Buddha
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| Burmese | ကောဏာဂုံ [kɔ́nàɡòʊɴ] |
| Chinese | 拘那含牟尼 |
| Japanese | 拘那含牟尼; くなごんむに; Kunagonmuni |
| Mongolian | Канагамуни |
| Thai | พระโกนาคมนพุทธเจ้า (Phra Konakhamana Phutthachao) |
| Tibetan | Serthub |
| Vietnamese | Phật Câu Na Hàm Mâu Ni |
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| Venerated by | Theravada, Mahayana, Vajrayana |
| Preceded by | Kakusandha Buddha |
| Succeeded by | Kassapa Buddha |
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Koṇāgamana Buddha (Pāli), known as Kanakamuni in Sanskrit, also known as Koṇāgon or Kanakagamana, is one of the ancient Buddhas whose biography is chronicled in chapter 23 of the Buddhavamsa, one of the books of the Pāli Canon.
According to Theravāda Buddhist tradition, Koṇāgamana is the twenty-sixth of the twenty-nine named Buddhas, the fifth of the Seven Buddhas of Antiquity, and the second of the five Buddhas of the present kalpa.
The present kalpa is called the bhadrakalpa (Auspicious aeon). The five Buddhas of the present kalpa are:
Koṇāgamana was born in Subhagavati Park in Sobhavati (now known as Araurakot, located about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) southwest of Nigalihawa) on Wednesday; because of this Koṇāgamana is placed on the Wednesday pedestal.
According to Xuanzang, Koṇāgamana's relics were held in a stupa in Nigalisagar, in what is now Kapilvastu District in southern Nepal. There is an Ashoka pillar at the site today. Ashoka's inscription in Brahmi is on the fragment of the pillar still partly buried in the ground.
Pillar erected by King Ashoka to commemorate the birthplace of Koṇāgamana Buddha. Nigalihawa, Kapilvastu District, Nepal (inscription on the smaller fragment)
Birthplace of Koṇāgamana Buddha. Nigalihawa, Kapilvastu District, Nepal
Statue commemorating the birthplace of Koṇāgamana Buddha. Nigalihawa, Kapilvastu District, Nepal
Detail of a mural depicting Koṇāgamana Buddha, Wat Ho Xiang, Luang Prabang, Laos
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