Vipassī Buddha
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Vipassi was one of the Twenty-Eight Buddhas. It was the first of the seven past Buddhas who are closest to us which Shakyamuni was the last. He was the last third Buddha among the thousand Buddhas of the decorated kalpa, but Shakyamuni was the fourth among the thousand Buddhas of the benevolent kalpa.
The term "Vipassi" is a Pali
word, his Sanskrit
form is "Vipaśyin". "Vi" (good) and "Passi" (saw) mean having seen clearly. It has the same family as the term "vipassanā" (contemplation).
This Buddha was so named because he had big eyes, clear vision both day and night, and his insight into perpetual complicated circumstances and very deep theories.
He lived 90 kalpas before us, in this time the longevity of humans was 84,000 years. It was from the warrior class (Kshatriyas), the tribe of Kondañña. He was born in Bandhumatî in Khema Park. His father was Bandhuma, and his mother Bandhumatî.
He lived as a householder for 8000 years in three palaces: Nanda, Sunanda and Sirimâ. His height was 80 cubits high. His wife called Sutanâ and his son Samavattakkhanda. He renounced the worldly life and left his home on a trolley and practiced austerities for eight months. Just before his Enlightenment
, he received a rice meal of milk offered by Sudassana-setthi's daughter, and grass for his seat by a guard named Sujâta.
He obtained enlightenment under a Patalî tree, he preached his first sermon in the Khamamigadâya to 168,000 disciples, his second sermon to 100,000 disciples, and his third sermon to 80,000 disciples.
His two foremost male disciples were Khanda and Tissa and his two foremost female disciples were Candâ and Candamittâ. Asoka was his personal assistant. His good donors were Punabbasummitta and Naga in the lay people, Sirimâ and Uttarâ in the lay women. Mendaki (then called Avaroja) built the Gandhakuti (scented pavilion) for him.
He did the uposatha
once every seven years, and the sangha
observed perfectly the discipline. He lived for 80,000 years and died at Sumittârâma. His relics were kept in a stupa
of seven leagues in height.
The term "Vipassi" is a Pali
Páli
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word, his Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
form is "Vipaśyin". "Vi" (good) and "Passi" (saw) mean having seen clearly. It has the same family as the term "vipassanā" (contemplation).
This Buddha was so named because he had big eyes, clear vision both day and night, and his insight into perpetual complicated circumstances and very deep theories.
He lived 90 kalpas before us, in this time the longevity of humans was 84,000 years. It was from the warrior class (Kshatriyas), the tribe of Kondañña. He was born in Bandhumatî in Khema Park. His father was Bandhuma, and his mother Bandhumatî.
He lived as a householder for 8000 years in three palaces: Nanda, Sunanda and Sirimâ. His height was 80 cubits high. His wife called Sutanâ and his son Samavattakkhanda. He renounced the worldly life and left his home on a trolley and practiced austerities for eight months. Just before his Enlightenment
Enlightenment in Buddhism
The English term enlightenment has commonly been used in the western world to translate several Sanskrit, Pali, Chinese and Japanese terms and concepts, especially bodhi, prajna, kensho, satori and buddhahood.-Insight:...
, he received a rice meal of milk offered by Sudassana-setthi's daughter, and grass for his seat by a guard named Sujâta.
He obtained enlightenment under a Patalî tree, he preached his first sermon in the Khamamigadâya to 168,000 disciples, his second sermon to 100,000 disciples, and his third sermon to 80,000 disciples.
His two foremost male disciples were Khanda and Tissa and his two foremost female disciples were Candâ and Candamittâ. Asoka was his personal assistant. His good donors were Punabbasummitta and Naga in the lay people, Sirimâ and Uttarâ in the lay women. Mendaki (then called Avaroja) built the Gandhakuti (scented pavilion) for him.
He did the uposatha
Uposatha
The Uposatha is Buddhist day of observance, in existence from the Buddha's time , and still being kept today in Buddhist countries. The Buddha taught that the Uposatha day is for "the cleansing of the defiled mind," resulting in inner calm and joy...
once every seven years, and the sangha
Sangha
Sangha is a word in Pali or Sanskrit that can be translated roughly as "association" or "assembly," "company" or "community" with common goal, vision or purpose...
observed perfectly the discipline. He lived for 80,000 years and died at Sumittârâma. His relics were kept in a stupa
Stupa
A stupa is a mound-like structure containing Buddhist relics, typically the remains of Buddha, used by Buddhists as a place of worship....
of seven leagues in height.