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燃灯古佛 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\

Dipankara Buddha

Dipankara is generally regarded as the

Buddha of the past and is said to have

predicted the coming of Shakyamuni

Buddha. It is said that in one of

Gautama Buddha was the hermit

Sumedha in one of his past lives was

inspired by Buddha Dipankara so much

so that he vowed to become a Buddha

in future. Dipankara gave his blessings

and prophesied that he would become

a Buddha by the name of Gautama.

燃灯佛，意为“锭光”，出⽣時周圍⼀切光明故

得 名 ， 佛 教 中 纵 三 世 佛 之 过 去 佛 ， 为 释 迦 牟

尼 佛 之 前 的 佛 ， 地 位 极 尊 ， ⽽ 来 世 佛 则 为“ 弥

尼 泊 尔 燃 灯 佛 游 ⾏
勒 佛” 。 因 燃 灯 佛 出 ⽣ 时 ⾝ 边 ⼀ 切 光 明 如 灯 ，
Dipankara Buddha Samyak Pooja Festival, Nepal
(Nepal: 1980)
故 称 为 燃 灯 佛 ， ⼜ 名 定 光 如 来 、 锭 光 佛 、 普
光佛，或加古字作燃燈古佛等。