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'''Buddha Kanakamuni''' (Tib. ''Sertup''; [[Wyl.]] ''gser thub'') was, according to the [[Mahayana]], the second [[buddha]] of this [[Fortunate Aeon]], during which [[1002 buddhas of this Fortunate Aeon|1002 buddhas]] will appear. According to the [[Basic vehicle]], he is the fifth of the [[seven heroic buddhas]], who preceded [[Buddha Shakyamuni]].  
'''Buddha Kanakamuni''' (Skt.; Tib. གསེར་ཐུབ་, ''Sertup''; [[Wyl.]] ''gser thub'') was, according to the [[Mahayana]], the second [[buddha]] of this [[Fortunate Aeon]], during which [[1002 buddhas of this Fortunate Aeon|1002 buddhas]] will appear. According to the [[Basic vehicle]], he is the fifth of the [[seven heroic buddhas]], who preceded [[Buddha Shakyamuni]].
 
==Further Reading==
*''The Fortunate Aeon: How the Thousand Buddhas Became Enlightened'' (Berkeley: Dharma Publishing, 1986), volume 2, pages 519-521.


[[Category: Buddhas and Deities]]
[[Category: Buddhas and Deities]]

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Buddha Kanakamuni (Skt.; Tib. གསེར་ཐུབ་, Sertup; Wyl. gser thub) was, according to the Mahayana, the second buddha of this Fortunate Aeon, during which 1002 buddhas will appear. According to the Basic vehicle, he is the fifth of the seven heroic buddhas, who preceded Buddha Shakyamuni.

Further Reading

  • The Fortunate Aeon: How the Thousand Buddhas Became Enlightened (Berkeley: Dharma Publishing, 1986), volume 2, pages 519-521.