Kassapa Buddha
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Kassapa Buddha is regarded in Theravada Buddhism as one of the past Buddhas who preceded Gautama Buddha in the current cosmic era.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kassapa Buddha canonical | 2 |
| Bhagava Kassapa | 1 |
| Buddha Kassapa | 1 |
| Lord Kassapa | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9125395 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kassapa Buddha Context triple: [Shwedagon Pagoda, dedicatedTo, Kassapa Buddha]
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A.
Kakusandha Buddha
Kakusandha Buddha is regarded in Buddhist tradition as one of the past Buddhas who attained enlightenment long before Gautama Buddha and is venerated as a fully awakened teacher.
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B.
Koṇāgamana Buddha
Koṇāgamana Buddha is revered in Theravāda Buddhist tradition as one of the past Buddhas who attained enlightenment long before the historical Gautama Buddha.
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C.
Śāriputra
Śāriputra is one of the Buddha’s foremost disciples in early Buddhism, renowned for his exceptional wisdom and role as a chief disciple in the Buddhist tradition.
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D.
Devanampiya Piyadassi
Devanampiya Piyadassi is an honorific title meaning “Beloved of the Gods, Pleasant to Behold,” historically associated with the Indian emperor Ashoka in his rock and pillar inscriptions.
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E.
Shakyamuni Buddha
Shakyamuni Buddha is the historical founder of Buddhism, revered as an enlightened teacher who attained awakening and taught the path to liberation from suffering.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kassapa Buddha Target entity description: Kassapa Buddha is regarded in Theravada Buddhism as one of the past Buddhas who preceded Gautama Buddha in the current cosmic era.
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A.
Kakusandha Buddha
Kakusandha Buddha is regarded in Buddhist tradition as one of the past Buddhas who attained enlightenment long before Gautama Buddha and is venerated as a fully awakened teacher.
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B.
Koṇāgamana Buddha
Koṇāgamana Buddha is revered in Theravāda Buddhist tradition as one of the past Buddhas who attained enlightenment long before the historical Gautama Buddha.
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C.
Śāriputra
Śāriputra is one of the Buddha’s foremost disciples in early Buddhism, renowned for his exceptional wisdom and role as a chief disciple in the Buddhist tradition.
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D.
Devanampiya Piyadassi
Devanampiya Piyadassi is an honorific title meaning “Beloved of the Gods, Pleasant to Behold,” historically associated with the Indian emperor Ashoka in his rock and pillar inscriptions.
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E.
Shakyamuni Buddha
Shakyamuni Buddha is the historical founder of Buddhism, revered as an enlightened teacher who attained awakening and taught the path to liberation from suffering.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddha
ⓘ
enlightened being ⓘ past Buddha ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Buddhavamsa chronologies
ⓘ
Theravada cosmology ⓘ
linked to:
Buddhist cosmology
|
| attained | supreme enlightenment ⓘ |
| buddhaNumberInCurrentEra | third Buddha ⓘ |
| category | past Buddha in the current kalpa ⓘ |
| cosmicEra | current cosmic era ⓘ |
| cosmicRole | predecessor of Gautama Buddha in the current world-age ⓘ |
| cosmologicalContext | Buddhas arise successively in the same cosmic era ⓘ |
| currentEraBuddhasInclude |
Gautama Buddha
ⓘ
linked to:
Shakyamuni Buddha
Kakusandha Buddha ⓘ Konagamana Buddha ⓘ |
| disciplesType |
lay disciples
ⓘ
monastic disciples ⓘ |
| functionInDoctrine | illustration of repeated arising of Buddhas ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
omniscient regarding the Dhamma
ⓘ
teacher of gods and humans ⓘ |
| hasNarrativesIn | Jataka-style stories about previous lives of Buddhas ⓘ |
| kalpa |
Bhaddakappa (Auspicious Aeon)
ⓘ
linked to:
Bhadda-kalpa
|
| languageName | Pali ⓘ |
| lifecycleType | appears in cycles of Buddhas across cosmic eras ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Buddhavamsa
ⓘ
linked to:
Buddhavaṃsa
Pali Canon ⓘ
linked to:
the Pali Canon
Theravada commentaries ⓘ |
| nameInPali | Kassapa ⓘ |
| nameInSanskrit |
Kāśyapa
ⓘ
linked to:
Kashyapa
|
| precedes |
Gautama Buddha
ⓘ
linked to:
Shakyamuni Buddha
|
| predecessorOf | Gautama Buddha in Theravada lists of Buddhas ⓘ |
| realmOfBirth | human realm ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Theravada school
ⓘ
linked to:
Theravada
some other early Buddhist traditions ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| roleInEra | one of the past Buddhas preceding Gautama Buddha ⓘ |
| spiritualStatus |
Arahant
ⓘ
Tathagata ⓘ
linked to:
Shakamuni
|
| statusInTheravada | historical Buddha of a past age ⓘ |
| teaching |
Dhamma
ⓘ
Noble Eightfold Path ⓘ
linked to:
Eightfold Path
|
| title |
Bhagava Kassapa
ⓘ
linked to:
Kassapa Buddha
Lord Kassapa ⓘ
linked to:
Kassapa Buddha
|
| tradition |
Theravada Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
Theravada
|
| veneratedAs | Fully Enlightened One ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Burmese Theravada tradition
ⓘ
Sri Lankan Theravada tradition ⓘ
linked to:
Buddhism in Sri Lanka
Thai Theravada tradition ⓘ |
| worldSystem | same world-system as Gautama Buddha ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kassapa Buddha Description of subject: Kassapa Buddha is regarded in Theravada Buddhism as one of the past Buddhas who preceded Gautama Buddha in the current cosmic era.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Kassapa Buddha
linked to: Kassapa Buddha
linked to: Kassapa Buddha