Saraṇaṅkara
Saraṇaṅkara (Skt. Śaraṇaṃkara) or Saraṇaṅkara Buddha, is the third in the list of twenty-nine buddhas presented in the Buddhavamsa.[1] The Buddhavamsa states:[2]
Innumerable aeons ago, Taṇhaṅkara Buddha, Medhaṅkara Buddha, Saraṇaṅkara Buddha and Dīpaṃkara Buddha were born in the Sāramaṇḍa kalpa.[3]
Biography
He was born in Vipula. His parents were king Sumaṅgala and Queen Yasavadi. When he became an adult, he succeeded and reigned over the country for 7,000 years.
While reigning peacefully, he saw the Four sights created by a deva. When his son was born, he decided to leave the castle and became an ascetic. He practiced asceticism for a month. He gained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree.
Having liberated many beings, Saraṇaṅkara Buddha attained Parinirvana at the age of 90,000 years.[4][5]
Notes
- ↑ Horner, IB, ed. (1975). The minor anthologies of the Pali canon. Volume III: Buddhavaṁsa (Chronicle of Buddhas) and Cariyāpiṭaka (Basket of Conduct)
- ↑ He is only mentioned briefly in this text.
- ↑ "The brief history of Buddhas", Buddhavamsa
- ↑ "The life of 28 Buddhas, https://www.dhammaransi.net
- ↑
Medhaṅkara, Wikipedia
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