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Buddhavaṃsa

The Dīgha-bhāṇakas excluded it from the canon, but it was accepted by the Majjhima-bhāṇakas (DA.i.17).

It contains, in verse, the lives of the twenty-five Buddhas, of whom Gotama was the last. The name of the Bodhisatta under each Buddha is also given. The last chapter deals with the distribution of Gotama’s relics.

It is said (Bu.i.74) that the Buddhavaṃsa was taught, at Sāriputta’s request, at the Nigrodhārāma in Kapilavatthu, after the Buddha had performed the miracle of the Ratanacankama. The Commentary on the Buddhavaṃsa is known as the Madhurattha-vilāsinī (q.v.)

The Gandhavaṃsa (p.61) speaks of a Buddhavaṃsa written by an author named Kassapa. This is probably not the same work. Mention is also made (Gv.60) of a Ṭīkā to the Buddhavaṃsa, Paramatthadīpāni by name.

Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names • G.P. Malalasekera