28 Buddhas in Pali Cannon
Here is a concise but structured overview of all 28 Buddhas (अट्ठावीस बुद्धा) from the Khuddaka Nikāya (especially the Buddhavaṃsa). I’ll give key identifiers: era (kappa), birthplace, Bodhi tree, and notable point—enough for study or recitation context.
🌼 28 Buddhas – Key Details
- तण्हंकर बुद्ध (Taṇhaṅkara)
Era: Very ancient (asaṅkheyya kappa)
Notable: Among the earliest Buddhas remembered
Bodhi Tree: Not clearly preserved in common summaries
- मेधंकर बुद्ध (Medhaṅkara)
Era: Same remote antiquity
Notable: Continued the lineage of awakening in early aeons
- सरणंकर बुद्ध (Saraṇaṅkara)
Notable: Teacher of refuge (symbolically “saraṇa”)
- दीपंकर बुद्ध (Dīpaṅkara)
Highly important
Gave prediction to ascetic Sumedha (future Gautama Buddha)
Bodhi Tree: Pipphala (often associated)
- कोण्डञ्ञ बुद्ध (Koṇḍañña)
First Buddha of current fortunate aeon (Bhadda Kappa)
Bodhi Tree: Salala
- मङ्गल बुद्ध (Maṅgala)
Known for teaching auspicious conduct
Bodhi Tree: Nāga tree
- सुमन बुद्ध (Sumana)
Emphasis: purity and gentleness
Bodhi Tree: Nāga
- रेवत बुद्ध (Revata)
Known for renunciation
Bodhi Tree: Nāga
- सोभित बुद्ध (Sobhita)
Meaning: “Radiant”
Bodhi Tree: Nāga
- अनोमदस्सी बुद्ध (Anomadassī)
Meaning: “Supreme vision”
Bodhi Tree: Ajjuna
- पदुम बुद्ध (Paduma)
Symbol: Lotus (padma)
Bodhi Tree: Mahāsona
- नारद बुद्ध (Nārada)
Known for teaching widely
Bodhi Tree: Mahāsona
- पदुमुत्तर बुद्ध (Padumuttara)
Important: Established many aspirational vows
Bodhi Tree: Salala
- सुमेध बुद्ध (Sumedha)
Wisdom-focused Buddha
Bodhi Tree: Nāga
- सुजात बुद्ध (Sujāta)
Known for noble birth and conduct
Bodhi Tree: Bamboo (Veḷu)
- पियदस्सी बुद्ध (Piyadassī)
Meaning: “Pleasant to behold”
Bodhi Tree: Kakudha
- अत्थदस्सी बुद्ध (Atthadassī)
Meaning: “Seer of truth/meaning”
Bodhi Tree: Campaka
- धम्मदस्सी बुद्ध (Dhammadassī)
Meaning: “Seer of Dhamma”
Bodhi Tree: Bimbijāla
- सिद्धत्थ बुद्ध (Siddhattha)
Meaning: “One who fulfilled the goal”
Bodhi Tree: Kaṇikāra
- तिस्स बुद्ध (Tissa)
Known for simplicity
Bodhi Tree: Asana
- फुस्स बुद्ध (Phussa)
Known for radiant energy
Bodhi Tree: Āmalaka
- विपस्सी बुद्ध (Vipassī)
First of the “historically detailed” Buddhas
Bodhi Tree: Pāṭali
Well described in suttas
- सिखी बुद्ध (Sikhī)
Flame-like wisdom (śikhā = flame)
Bodhi Tree: Puṇḍarīka
- वेस्सभू बुद्ध (Vessabhū)
Compassionate teacher
Bodhi Tree: Sāla
- ककुसन्ध बुद्ध (Kakusandha)
First Buddha of present Bhadda Kappa (in some traditions counted among last 4)
Bodhi Tree: Sirīsa
- कोनागमन बुद्ध (Koṇāgamana)
Successor to Kakusandha
Bodhi Tree: Udumbara
- कस्सप बुद्ध (Kassapa)
Immediate predecessor of Gautama Buddha
Bodhi Tree: Banyan (Nigrodha)
- गोतम बुद्ध (Gotama)
The present historical Buddha: Gautama Buddha
Born: Lumbini
Bodhi Tree: Peepal (Ficus religiosa)
Teaching: Four Noble Truths, Eightfold Path
🧠 Observations (important for understanding)
Earlier Buddhas are mythic-cosmic in scale (lifespans of thousands of years)
Later Buddhas (Vipassī onward) have more structured biographies
The tradition emphasizes continuity of enlightenment across vast time cycles .