1002 buddhas of this Fortunate Aeon

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1002 buddhas of this Fortunate Aeon (Wyl. sangs rgyas stong rtsa gcig)—the supreme nirmanakaya buddhas to appear during this Fortunate Aeon.

They are enumerated in detail in the Fortunate Aeon Sutra (Skt. Bhadrakalpikasutra; Wyl. bskalpa bzang po’i mdo).

The first five are:

  1. Krakucchandra
  2. Kanakamuni
  3. Dipamkara (aka the Buddha of the past)
  4. Shakyamuni (aka the Buddha of the present)
  5. Maitreya (aka the Buddha of the future)