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The '''Seven Tathagatas''' (Skt. ''sapta-tathāgata''; [[Wyl.]] ''de bzhin gshegs pa bdun'') — a set of Seven Buddhas appearing in two [[Kriya Tantra]] texts<ref>''The Sūtra Describing in Full the Specific Previous Vows of the Seven Tathāgatas'' (D 503, Skt. ''sapta-tathāgata-pūrva-praṇi­dhāna-viśeṣa-vistāra-sūtra''; Wyl. ''phags pa de bzhin gshegs pa bdun gyi sngon gyi smon lam gyi khyad par rgyas pa zhes bya ba theg pa chen po'i mdo'') and ''The Incantation of Vaiḍūrya-prabhā'' (D 505, Skt. ''tathāgata-vaiḍūrya-prabhā-nāma-balādhāna-samādhi-dhāraṇī''; Wyl. ''bai DUr+ya'i 'od gyi gzungs'')</ref>. With the addition of Shakyamuni Buddha, they are also referred to as [[Eight Lords of Physicians]]. They are:
The '''Seven Tathagatas''' (Skt. ''sapta-tathāgata''; Tib. དེ་བཞིན་གཤེགས་པ་བདུན་, [[Wyl.]] ''de bzhin gshegs pa bdun'') — a set of seven [[buddha]]s appearing in two [[Kriya Tantra]] texts<ref>''The Sūtra Describing in Full the Specific Previous Vows of the Seven Tathāgatas'' (D 503, Skt. ''sapta-tathāgata-pūrva-praṇi­dhāna-viśeṣa-vistāra-sūtra''; Wyl. ''phags pa de bzhin gshegs pa bdun gyi sngon gyi smon lam gyi khyad par rgyas pa zhes bya ba theg pa chen po'i mdo'') and ''The Incantation of Vaiḍūrya-prabhā'' (D 505, Skt. ''tathāgata-vaiḍūrya-prabhā-nāma-balādhāna-samādhi-dhāraṇī''; Wyl. ''bai DUr+ya'i 'od gyi gzungs'')</ref>. With the addition of [[Shakyamuni]] Buddha, they are often called [[Eight Lords of Physicians]]. They are:
# Renowned King of Splendour (Skt. ''Suparikīrtitanāmaśrīrāja''; Wyl. ''mtshan legs yongs grags dpal gyi rgyal po'')
# The Glorious King whose Name is Widely Renowned (Skt. ''Suparikīrtitanāmaśrīrāja''; Wyl. ''mtshan legs yongs grags dpal gyi rgyal po'')
# Jewel, Moon and Lotus Adorned King of Intelligence, Brilliance and Eloquence (Skt. ''Ratnacandrapadmapratimaṇḍitapaṇḍitatejasvaraghoṣarāja''; Wyl. ''rin po che dang zla ba dang padmas rab tu brgyan pa mkhas pa gzi brjid sgra dbyangs kyi rgyal po'')
# The King who Sounds the Energy of Virtue (Skt. ''Kuśala­tejonir­ghoṣa­rāja''; Wyl. ''mkhas pa gzi brjid kyi sgra dbyangs kyi rgyal po'')
# Flawless Pure Gold, Jewel Light, Master of Courageous Conduct (Skt. ''Suvarṇabhadravimalaratnaprabhāsavrata''; Wyl. ''gser bzang dri med rin chen snang brtul zhugs pa'')
# The One with the Accomplishment of the Vow of the Radiance of Gold and Fine Stainless Jewels (Skt. ''Suvarṇa­bhadra­vimala­ratna­prabhā­savrata­siddhi''; Wyl. ''gser bzang dri med rin chen snang brtul zhugs pa grub pa'')
# Sorrowless Eminent Splendour (Skt. ''Aśokottamaśrī''; Wyl. ''mya ngan med mchog dpal'')
# The One without Anguish and with Supreme Glory (Skt. ''Aśokottamaśrī''; Wyl. ''mya ngan med mchog dpal'')
# Dharma Expounding Melodious Ocean (Skt. ''Dharmakīrtisāgaraghoṣa''; Wyl. ''chos sgrags rgya mtsho’i dbyang'')
# The Roaring One with an Ocean of Dharma-Renown (Skt. ''Dharmakīrtisāgaraghoṣa''; Wyl. ''chos sgrags rgya mtsho’i dbyang'')
# King of Insight, Playful Dharma Ocean of Higher Knowledge (Skt. ''Dharmasāgarāgramativikrīḍitābhijñārāja''; Wyl. ''chos rgya mtsho mchog gi blos rnam par rol bar mngon par mkhyen pa’i rgyal po'')
# The King who is an Ocean of Dharma with the Best of Minds, Mastery, and Super-Knowledge (Skt. ''Dharma­sāgarā­gramati­vikrīḍitā­bhijñā­rāja''; Wyl. ''chos rgya mtsho mchog gi blos rnam par rol bar mngon par mkhyen pa’i rgyal po'')
# Lord of Physicians, Radiant Lapis Lazuli King aka the '[[Buddha of Medicine]]' (Skt. ''Bhaiṣajyaguru-Vaiḍūryaprabhārāja''; Wyl. ''sman gyi bla bai dū rya’i ’od kyi rgyal po'')
# The Master of Medicine with the Radiance of Beryl aka the '[[Buddha of Medicine]]' (Skt. ''Bhaiṣajya­guru­vaiḍūrya­prabha''; Wyl. ''sman gyi bla bai dū rya’i ’od'')


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 09:42, 20 June 2021

The Seven Tathagatas (Skt. sapta-tathāgata; Tib. དེ་བཞིན་གཤེགས་པ་བདུན་, Wyl. de bzhin gshegs pa bdun) — a set of seven buddhas appearing in two Kriya Tantra texts[1]. With the addition of Shakyamuni Buddha, they are often called Eight Lords of Physicians. They are:

  1. The Glorious King whose Name is Widely Renowned (Skt. Suparikīrtitanāmaśrīrāja; Wyl. mtshan legs yongs grags dpal gyi rgyal po)
  2. The King who Sounds the Energy of Virtue (Skt. Kuśala­tejonir­ghoṣa­rāja; Wyl. mkhas pa gzi brjid kyi sgra dbyangs kyi rgyal po)
  3. The One with the Accomplishment of the Vow of the Radiance of Gold and Fine Stainless Jewels (Skt. Suvarṇa­bhadra­vimala­ratna­prabhā­savrata­siddhi; Wyl. gser bzang dri med rin chen snang brtul zhugs pa grub pa)
  4. The One without Anguish and with Supreme Glory (Skt. Aśokottamaśrī; Wyl. mya ngan med mchog dpal)
  5. The Roaring One with an Ocean of Dharma-Renown (Skt. Dharmakīrtisāgaraghoṣa; Wyl. chos sgrags rgya mtsho’i dbyang)
  6. The King who is an Ocean of Dharma with the Best of Minds, Mastery, and Super-Knowledge (Skt. Dharma­sāgarā­gramati­vikrīḍitā­bhijñā­rāja; Wyl. chos rgya mtsho mchog gi blos rnam par rol bar mngon par mkhyen pa’i rgyal po)
  7. The Master of Medicine with the Radiance of Beryl aka the 'Buddha of Medicine' (Skt. Bhaiṣajya­guru­vaiḍūrya­prabha; Wyl. sman gyi bla bai dū rya’i ’od)

References

  1. ↑ The Sūtra Describing in Full the Specific Previous Vows of the Seven Tathāgatas (D 503, Skt. sapta-tathāgata-pūrva-praṇi­dhāna-viśeṣa-vistāra-sūtra; Wyl. phags pa de bzhin gshegs pa bdun gyi sngon gyi smon lam gyi khyad par rgyas pa zhes bya ba theg pa chen po'i mdo) and The Incantation of Vaiḍūrya-prabhā (D 505, Skt. tathāgata-vaiḍūrya-prabhā-nāma-balādhāna-samādhi-dhāraṇī; Wyl. bai DUr+ya'i 'od gyi gzungs)
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