Sikhī Buddha
Sikhī Buddha | |
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Sanskrit | Śikhīn Buddha |
PÄli | SikhÄ« Buddha |
Burmese | သá€á€á€®á€˜á€¯á€›á€¬á€¸ |
Japanese | Shiki Butsu |
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Venerated by | VajrayÄna |
Attributes | Buddha of Knowledge |
Preceded by | Vipassī Buddha |
Succeeded by | Vessabhū Buddha |
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According to the Buddhavamsa and Buddhist mythology, SikhÄ« (PÄli) is the twenty-third of twenty-eight Buddhas.[1] The penultimate Buddha of the Alamkarakalpa (Adorned Eon), SikhÄ« was preceded by VipassÄ« Buddha and succeeded by VessabhÅ« Buddha.[2]
Etymology
He was called Sikhī because his unhisa (turban) looked like a sikha (flame).[3]
Biography
According to the Buddhavamsa as well as traditional Buddhist legend, SikhÄ« lived 31 kalpas — many millions of years — before the present time.[4][5] He was born in AruṇavatÄ«, which is located in the Dhule district of Maharashtra, in present-day India.[6] His family was of the Kshatriya varna, which constituted the ruling and military elite of the Vedic period. His father was Aruṇa the warrior-chief, and his mother was PabhÄvatÄ«.[5] His wife was Sabbakama, and he had a son named Atula.[6]
SikhÄ« lived in the palaces of Sucanda, Giri and VÄhana for 7,000 Days until he renounced his worldly life, riding out of the palace on an elephant.[6] He practiced asceticism for eight months[3] before attaining enlightenment under a pundarika tree.[5] Just prior to achieving buddhahood, he accepted a bowl of milk rice from the daughter of PiyadassÄ« (a sethi from the town of Sudassana Nigama),[7] and sat on a grass seat prepared by Anomadassi, an Ä€jÄ«vika ascetic.[3]
Sources differ as to how long Sikhī lived. He was reported to have died in Dussarama (or Assarama), somewhere near the Silavati River, at the age of either 37,000[5] or 70,000 Days.[3][6]
Physical characteristics
Sikhī was 37 cubits tall, which is roughly equal to 56 feet (17 m). His body radiated light for a distance of three leagues, which is roughly equal to 9 miles (14 km).[5]
Teachings
Sikhī preached his first sermon in Migachira Park[3] to 100,000 disciples, his second sermon to 80,000 disciples, and his third sermon to 70,000 disciples.[5][6]
He demonstrated his twin miracle at a place near Suriyavati under a champaka tree. Abhibhu and Sambhava were his chief monk disciples; and Akhila (or Makhila) and Paduma were his principal female disciples. His chief attendant was Khemankara. Sirivaddha and Chanda (or Nanda) were his chief male patrons; and Chitta and Sugutta were the chief among the women.[3]
See also
Notes
- ↑ Morris, R, ed. (1882). "XXI: Sikhi the twentieth Buddha". The Buddhavamsa. London: Pali Text Society. pp. 54–5.
- ↑ Buddhist Text Translation Society (2007). "The Sixth Patriarchs Dharma Jewel Platform Sutra". The Collected Lectures of Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua. Ukiah, California: Dharma Realm Buddhist Association. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Varma, CB (2002). "98: Sikhī Buddha". The Illustrated Jataka & Other Stories of the Buddha. New Delhi, India: Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts.
- ↑ Beal, S (1875). "Chapter III: Exciting to religious sentiment". The romantic legend of Sâkya Buddha: from the Chinese-Sanscrit. London: Trubner & Company, Ludgate Hill. pp. 10–17.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Davids, TWR; Davids, R (1878). "The successive bodhisats in the times of the previous Buddhas". Buddhist birth-stories; Jataka tales. The commentarial introduction entitled Nidana-Katha; the story of the lineage. London: George Routledge & Sons. pp. 115–44.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Horner, IB (1975). "The twentieth chronicle: that of the Lord Sikhin". The Minor Anthologies Of The Pali Canon: Part III: Chronicle Of Buddhas (Buddhavamsa) and Basket Of Conduct (Cariyapitaka). Oxford: Pali Text Society. pp. 77–80. ISBN 086013072X.
- ↑ Malalasekera, GP (2007). Dictionary of PÄli proper names. Delhi, India: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Private Limited. p. 207. ISBN 978-81-208-3020-2.
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