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| − | '''Buddha Shakyamuni''' (Skt. ''[[Śākyamuni]]''; Tib. {{BigTibetan|[[སངས་རྒྱས་ཤཱཀྱ་ཐུབ་པ་]]}}, [[Wyl.]] ''[[sangs rgyas shAkya thub pa]]'') — the Indian prince [[Gautama Siddhartha]], who reached [[enlightenment]] (and thus became a [[buddha]]) in the sixth century B.C., and who taught the spiritual path followed by millions all over the world, known today as Buddhism. | + | |
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| + | '''[[Buddha Shakyamuni]]''' (Skt. ''[[Śākyamuni]]''; Tib. {{BigTibetan|[[སངས་རྒྱས་ཤཱཀྱ་ཐུབ་པ་]]}}, [[Wyl.]] ''[[sangs rgyas shAkya thub pa]]'') — the [[Indian]] {{Wiki|prince}} [[Gautama Siddhartha]], who reached [[enlightenment]] (and thus became a [[buddha]]) in the sixth century B.C., and who [[taught]] the [[spiritual path]] followed by millions all over the [[world]], known today as [[Buddhism]]. | ||
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==Dates== | ==Dates== | ||
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Dates for the [[parinirvana]] according to: | Dates for the [[parinirvana]] according to: | ||
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*2136 B.C.E. [[Atisha]] | *2136 B.C.E. [[Atisha]] | ||
*2133 B.C.E. [[Sakya Pandita]] | *2133 B.C.E. [[Sakya Pandita]] | ||
| − | *949 B.C.E. The [[Blue Annals]] refering to a Chinese tradition from Fo-lin and accepted by the Japanese schools: [[Jodo]], [[Jodo-Shinshu]] and [[Nichirenshu]] | + | *949 B.C.E. The [[Blue Annals]] refering to a [[Chinese tradition]] from [[Fo-lin]] and accepted by the [[Japanese]] schools: [[Jodo]], [[Jodo-Shinshu]] and [[Nichirenshu]] |
*881 B.C.E. [[Pakpa Lhundrup]] (followed by [[Butön]] and [[Dudjom Rinpoche]]) | *881 B.C.E. [[Pakpa Lhundrup]] (followed by [[Butön]] and [[Dudjom Rinpoche]]) | ||
| − | *876 B.C.E. [[Butön]] based on the [[Kalachakra]] tantra | + | *876 B.C.E. [[Butön]] based on the [[Kalachakra]] [[tantra]] |
| − | *835 B.C.E. [[Jonangpa school]] scholars | + | *835 B.C.E. [[Jonangpa school]] [[scholars]] |
| − | *750 B.C.E. [[Tshalpa Kunga Dorje]], based on the history of the Sandalwood Buddha | + | *750 B.C.E. [[Tshalpa Kunga Dorje]], based on the history of the [[Sandalwood Buddha]] |
*718 B.C.E. [[Kamalashila]] | *718 B.C.E. [[Kamalashila]] | ||
*651 B.C.E. [[Orgyenpa]] | *651 B.C.E. [[Orgyenpa]] | ||
| − | *544/543 B.C.E. [[Shakyashri]], last abbot of [[Vikramashila]] | + | *544/543 B.C.E. [[Shakyashri]], last [[abbot]] of [[Vikramashila]] |
| − | *544 B.C.E. [[Theravadin]] tradition | + | *544 B.C.E. [[Theravadin]] [[tradition]] |
*489 B.C.E. based on the reign of [[Ashoka]] being 218 years after the [[parinirvana]] | *489 B.C.E. based on the reign of [[Ashoka]] being 218 years after the [[parinirvana]] | ||
| − | *486 B.C.E. "dotted record" which came to China through [[Samghabhadra]] | + | *486 B.C.E. "dotted record" which came to [[China]] through [[Samghabhadra]] |
| − | *483 B.C.E. some modern scholars (an adjustment to the "dotted record") | + | *483 B.C.E. some {{Wiki|modern}} [[scholars]] (an adjustment to the "dotted record") |
| − | *386/383 B.C.E. modern Japanese scholars | + | *386/383 B.C.E. {{Wiki|modern}} [[Japanese]] [[scholars]] |
*371 B.C.E. based on the reign of [[Ashoka]] being 100 years after the [[parinirvana]] | *371 B.C.E. based on the reign of [[Ashoka]] being 100 years after the [[parinirvana]] | ||
| − | ==Disciples== | + | ==[[Disciples]]== |
*[[:Category:Disciples of Buddha Shakyamuni|Buddha Shakyamuni's Disciples]] | *[[:Category:Disciples of Buddha Shakyamuni|Buddha Shakyamuni's Disciples]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:45, 29 December 2023
Buddha Shakyamuni
Buddha Shakyamuni (Skt. Śākyamuni; Tib. སངས་རྒྱས་ཤཱཀྱ་ཐུབ་པ་, Wyl. sangs rgyas shAkya thub pa) — the Indian prince Gautama Siddhartha, who reached enlightenment (and thus became a buddha) in the sixth century B.C., and who taught the spiritual path followed by millions all over the world, known today as Buddhism.
Dates
Dates for the parinirvana according to:
- 2420 B.C.E. the Pandita Sureshamati
- 2150 B.C.E. the rGya-bod-yig-tshang
- 2146 B.C.E. Üpa Losal
- 2136 B.C.E. Atisha
- 2133 B.C.E. Sakya Pandita
- 949 B.C.E. The Blue Annals refering to a Chinese tradition from Fo-lin and accepted by the Japanese schools: Jodo, Jodo-Shinshu and Nichirenshu
- 881 B.C.E. Pakpa Lhundrup (followed by Butön and Dudjom Rinpoche)
- 876 B.C.E. Butön based on the Kalachakra tantra
- 835 B.C.E. Jonangpa school scholars
- 750 B.C.E. Tshalpa Kunga Dorje, based on the history of the Sandalwood Buddha
- 718 B.C.E. Kamalashila
- 651 B.C.E. Orgyenpa
- 544/543 B.C.E. Shakyashri, last abbot of Vikramashila
- 544 B.C.E. Theravadin tradition
- 489 B.C.E. based on the reign of Ashoka being 218 years after the parinirvana
- 486 B.C.E. "dotted record" which came to China through Samghabhadra
- 483 B.C.E. some modern scholars (an adjustment to the "dotted record")
- 386/383 B.C.E. modern Japanese scholars
- 371 B.C.E. based on the reign of Ashoka being 100 years after the parinirvana
Disciples
Further Reading
- Ashvaghosha, Buddhacharita (one of the most famous and inspiring accounts of Buddha's life)
- Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse, What Makes You Not a Buddhist (Boston & London: Shambhala, 2007)
- Thich Nhat Hanh, Old Path White Clouds (Berkeley: Parallax Press, 1991)
- Tulku Thondup, Masters of Meditation and Miracles, edited by Harold Talbott (Boston: Shambhala, 1999), 'Shākyamuni Buddha'.
See Also
External Links
- Buddha Śākyamuni Prayers & Practices on Lotsawa House
- Shakyamuni Buddha Outline page at Himalayan Art
- 'Who Was Shakyamuni Buddha?' by Alexander Berzin
- 'The Life of the Buddha As Pieced Together from the Pali Canon' by Alexander Berzin
