The Twenty-Four Buddhas – 128
Particulars of Buddha Sobhita
Buddha Sobhita’s birthplace was Sudhamma city.
His father was King Sudhamma and his mother was Sudhammā.
He reigned for 9,000 years.
His three palaces were Kamuda, Nāḷina and Paduma.
His chief consort was Manilā, and she had 70,000 maids of honour.
His son was Sīha.
His conveyance on his renunciation, after seeing the four omens, was a palace.
He
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observed the austerities for just seven days even in this palace.
His two male chief disciples were Ven. Asama and Ven. Sunetta.
His attendant was Ven. Anoma.
His two female chief disciples were Ven. Nakulā and Ven. Sujātā.
His Bodhi tree was an Ironwood (
Nāga
) tree.
His noble male lay supporters were the wealthy Ramma and Sudatta.
His noble female supporters were Nakulā and Mittā.
Buddha Sobhita’s height was 58 cubits.
Like the rising sun, he possessed body lustre which could shine and spread all
over the directions as much as he wished.
Like a great grove full of trees in full bloom and fragrant with various scents,
the Buddha Sobhita’s grove of instructive words was fragrant with the scents of
morality. Another simile: As one is not satiated looking at the moving and rising
waves of the ocean, so beings, such as humans, Devas and Brahmas, were not
satiated listening to the words of Buddha Sobhita.
The lifespan during Buddha Sobhita’s time was 90,000 years and living four-
fifths of this lifespan, he saved humans, Devas and Brahmas from the flood-
waters of Saṁsāra and placed them on the shore of Nibbāna.
After bequeathing his diverse teaching, long and short, to future beings who had
not attained liberation in his presence, Buddha Sobhita, together with his Arahat