List of the twenty-eight Buddhas

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In most Theravada countries it is the custom for Buddhists to hold elaborate festivals to honor 28 Buddhas. For example, in various parts of Myanmar, festivals are held to pay homage to 28 Buddhas, especially in the fair weather season. The twenty eight Buddhas are said to have attained enlightenment from the time Gautama Buddha attained his first definite prophecy (assurance that one will definitely become a Buddha one day) from Dipankara Buddha. According to most Buddhist traditions, Maitreya Bodhisattva is expected to be the 29th Buddha.

The names of 28 Buddhas
	Pāli name
1
2
3
4	Dīpankara
5
6
7	Sumana
8	Revata
9	Sobhita
10	Anomadassi
11	Paduma
12	Nārada
13	Padumuttara
14	Sumedha
15	Sujāta
16	Piyadassi
17	Atthadassi
18	Dhammadassi
19	Siddhattha
20	Tissa
21	Phussa
22	Vipassi
23	Sikhi
24	Vessabhū
25	Kakusandha
26
27	Kassapa
28	Gautama

List of the twenty-eight Buddhas

See also