Phussa Buddha

According to Theravada Buddhism's Pali canon's Buddhavamsa and its commentary, Phussa Buddha[1] is the twenty-first of twenty-seven Buddhas who preceded the historical Gotama Buddha. He was also the second Buddha of the Maṇḍa kalpa.

Phussa Buddha
Sanskrit	पुष्य Puṣya
Pāli	Phussa
Burmese	ဖုဿဘုရား
Chinese	弗沙佛 (Pinyin: Fúshā Fó)
Japanese	弗沙仏（ふっしゃぶつ） (romaji: Fussha Butsu)
Korean	불사불 (RR: Bulsa Bul)
Sinhala	ඵුස්ස බුදුන් වහන්සේ
Thai	พระปุสสพุทธเจ้า Phra Pussa Phutthachao
Vietnamese	Phất Sa Phật
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In the Buddhavamsa, he is described as:

Phussa Buddha removed the darkness, calmed the world and gave the Dhamma rain.

Phussa Buddha was 58 cubits, or 87 feet tall and was frequently compared with the sun and the moon.

Biography

From birth to Enlightenment

Phussa Buddha was born in Kāsika. His parents were King Jayasena and Queen Sirimā. He was married to princess Kisāgotamī and reigned for 9,000 years. After his son, Anupama was born, he decided to go practise asceticism. He went away with his elephant cart and ten million men followed him to become ascetics. He practised asceticism for six months. After six months, he began to practise alone and become enlightened under the Maha Bodhi tree in the next morning.[2]

Gotama Buddha Getting the omen

At Phussa Buddha's time, Gotama Buddha was a king named Vijitāvī. After listening to the teachings of Phussa Buddha, he gave away his possessions to become an ascetic. He could master the Pali canon. Phussa Buddha said "This king will become a Buddha named Gotama after 92 kalpas".The incarnation of Gotama Buddha, having his wish granted, extended his practices and became a god at Brahma realm.

Parinirvana

Phussa Buddha lived for 90,000 years, liberating many living beings. He attained parinibbāna and died at Senārāma monastery.[3]His death is described as:

This Buddha had taught many people and liberated countless beings. Now he died along with his disciples.[4]

References

1. Malalasekera (2007), Phussa, p. 257
2. Phussa Buddha, http://www.palikanon.com
3. Life of 28 Buddhas,http://www.dhammaransi.net
4. Buddhavamsa