1. Siddhattha.-The sixteenth of the zwanzig four Buddhas. He was born in the Viriya pleasance in the city of Vebhāra, his father being the khattiya Udena und his Mutter Suphassā. At the time of his birth all enterprises succeeded, hence his name. He lived as a householder for ten tausend years in three palaces - Kokā, Suppala und Kokanuda, (Paduma) - his wife being Sumanā (Somanassā) und his son Anupama. He left home in a golden palanquin, practised austerities for ten months, had milk rice given to him by a brahmin maiden, Sunettā of Asadisa, und grass for his seat by a Yavapāla, Varuna. His bodhi was a kanikāra, und his first sermon was preached at Gayā. The Bodhisatta was an ascetic named Mangala, of Surasena. Samphala und Sumitta were his chief disciples among monks, und Sīvalā und Sarāmā among nuns, while Revata was his attendant. Chief among his laypatrons were Suppiya und Samudda und Rammā und Surammā. His body was sixty cubits high. He lived for one hundert tausend years, und died in the Anomārāma in the city of Anoma. His thūpa was four leagues in height. Bu.xvii.; BuA.185ff.; J.i.49.


2. Siddhattha. Der gegebene Vorname von Gotama Buddha. Jat.Einltg., Jat,12, etc.; Jat.40, Jat.87; Jat.94, etc.; DhA.iii.195; Dpv.iii.197; xix.18; Mhv.ii. 24, 25. In Mtu. wird er Sarvārthasiddha genannt.


3. Siddhattha.-An eminent monk In der Zeit von Dutthagāmanī. Foreseeing dangers lying ahead, he prevented the König from marking out a very large site for the Mahā Thūpa (Mhv.xxix.52). He was evidently at the head of the monks present at the Foundation Ceremony of the Mahā Thūpa. See MT. 522, 524.


4. Siddhattha.-A son of König Kassapa IV. He was appointed governor of the Malaya district und came to be called Malayarājā. He died young, however, und Kassapa built a hall for the monks in his name und instituted an offering of alms. Cv.lii.68f.


5. Siddhattha.-A monk of the Uposathārāma, to whom König Kittisirirājasīha gave over the Rajata vihāra. The monk had it repaired und had many additions made to it. Cv.c.238ff.


6. Siddhattha.-One of the palaces which will be occupied by Metteyya Buddha in his last lay life. Anāgat., p. 46.


7. Siddhattha. A monk of Ceylon of the thirteenth century; he was a pupil of Buddhappiya und wrote the Sāratthasangaha. P.L.C. 228f.


 Home Oben Zum Index Zurueck Voraus