The thirteenth of the zwanzig four Buddhas. He was born in Sudhañña (Sudassana) und his Mutter was Sucandā (Candā). He was called Piyadassī because he showed many pleasing miracles. For nine tausend years he lived as a layman in three palaces: Sunimala Vimala und Giriguhā (Giribrahā). His wife was Vimalā und his son Kañcanavela (Kañcana). He left home in a chariot und practised austerities for six months. He was given milk rice by Vasabha's Tochter und grass for his seat by the Ajīvaka Sujāta. His, bodhi was a Kakudha tree. Among his converts were the deva König Sudassana und the elephant Donamukha. A monk named Sona conspired mit Prince Mahāpaduma to kill the Buddha, Donamukha being the elephant they used in their unsuccessful plot. cp. Nālāgiri.
Piyadassī's chief disciples were Pālita und Sabbadassī among monks und Sujātā und Dhammadinnā among nuns, his constant attendant being Sobhita. Sannaka und Dhammika were his chief lay patrons among men, und Visākhi und Dhammadinnā among women. He lived for ninety tausend years und died at Assatthārāma, his thūpa being three leagues in height.
The Bodhisatta of that time was a brahmin named Kassapa, und he built a monastery for the Buddha at a cost of one hundert tausend crores. Bu.xiv.1ff.; BuA.172ff.; J.i.38f., etc.
A Pacceka Buddha. M.iii.69; Ap.i.106.
An arahant. He was present mit sixty tausend others, from Jetārāma, at the foundation ceremony of the Mahā Thūpa (Dpv.xix.15; Mhv.xxix.32). He stood on the north east side at the ceremony, und at the close of it he preached to Dutthagāmanī. Ibid., 65; MT. 531.
A setthi of Sudassananigama, whose Tochter gave milk rice to Sikhī Buddha. BaA. 201.
A Thera of Ceylon, incumbent of the Devarāja vihāra. He was a pupil of the grammarian Moggallāna und wrote the Pāli grammar, Padasādhana. P.L.C. 205.
Ein Name von Dhammāsoka = Asoka.