One of the six buddhas who preceded Śākyamuni in this Fortunate Eon. Also the name of the one of the Buddha’s principal pupils.

The third buddha in the present Bhadra kalpa who preceded Śākyamuni. Also called Mahākāśyapa. The common translation, including in the Mahāvyutpatti, is ’od srung.

The former buddha of this eon immediately preceding Śākyamuni.

One of the buddhas who preceded Śākyamuni in this Fortunate Eon.

In Mahāyāna, a buddha who preceded the Buddha Śākyamuni.

The 3rd buddha in the first list, 3rd in the second list, and 3rd in the third list.

A buddha of the past.

A past buddha.

The buddha who preceded Buddha Śākyamuni.

A buddha.

The third buddha in the Bhadraka eon.

The last of eight named buddhas of the past (with the addition of Śākyamuni making nine) in The Four Boys’ Absorption. Elsewhere named as the sixth of the seven buddhas, with Śākyamuni as the seventh.

A previous buddha, the third of this current eon.

Name of a former buddha usually counted as the third of the first four buddhas of the present Good Eon, the other three being Krakucchanda, Kanakamuni, and Śākyamuni.

A previous buddha.

One of the six buddhas who preceded Śākyamuni in this Fortunate Eon.

The sixth of the six buddhas who preceded Śākyamuni, not to be confused with the disciple of the same name.

Same as Mahākāśyapa.

One of the six buddhas who preceded Śākyamuni in this Fortunate Eon. Also the name of one of the Buddha’s principal pupils.

An interlocuter in The Dharma Council. One of the Buddha’s principal śrāvaka disciples, known for ascetic practice. He became the leader of the saṅgha after the Buddha’s passing.

One of the six buddhas who preceded Śākyamuni in this Fortunate Eon. Also the name of one of the Buddha Śākyamuni’s principal pupils.

The sixth of the “seven previous buddhas.”

The sixth of the seven tathāgatas/buddhas. Identified in other texts as the third buddha to appear in the present eon, and thus the immediated predecessor of the Buddha Śākyamuni.

A previous buddha.

A former buddha of this eon.

The third buddha of the Bhadrakalpa or Fortunate Eon and the sixth of the seven buddhas of antiquity (Skt. saptatathāgata).

A former buddha usually counted as the third of the first four buddhas of the present Good Eon, the other three being Krakucchanda, Kanakamuni, and Śākyamuni.

The buddha who preceded Śākyamuni in this Excellent Eon.

One of the tathāgatas attending the delivery of the MMK; one of the eight tathāgatas; one of the previous buddhas; one of the śrāvakas attending the delivery of the MMK; also a short name of Mahākāśyapa.

One of the six buddhas who preceded Śākyamuni in this Fortunate Eon.

A great śrāvaka disciple of the Buddha Śākyamuni.

One of the six buddhas who preceded Śākyamuni in this Fortunate Eon.

The sixth of seven successive buddhas among whom Śākyamuni is the seventh. He is the third among these buddhas to appear in this eon.

The sixth of the seven buddhas, with Śākyamuni as the seventh. The third buddha in this Bhadraka eon.

The sixth of the seven buddhas, with Śākyamuni as the seventh. The third buddha in this Bhadraka eon.

One of the seven buddhas of the Fortunate Eon.

Buddha of a previous age.

Not to be confused with the monk Kāśyapa of Buddha Śākyamuni’s order, nor with Uruvilvā Kāśyapa, Nadī Kāśyapa, or Pūraṇa Kāśyapa, nor with Nirgrantha Kāśyapa, nor Foremost Kāśyapa.