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52 appeared, three other Buddhas appeared also. On their part no prophecy was made to the Bodisat, they are therefore not mentioned here; but in the commentary, in order to mention all the Buddhas from this kalpa, it is said,

247. Tanhaŋkara and Medhaŋkara, and Saranaŋkara, And the perfect Buddha Dīpaŋkara, and Kondañña best of men,

248. And Maŋgala, and Sumana, and Revata, and Sobhita the sage, Anomadassin, Paduma, Nārada, Padumuttara,

249. And Sumedha, and Sujāta, Piyadassin the famous one, Atthadassin, Dhammadassin, Siddhattha guide of the world,

250. Tissa, and Phussa the perfect Buddha, Vipassin, Sikhin, Vessabhū, Kakusandha, Koṇāgamana, and Kassapa too the Guide, —

251. These were the perfect Buddhas, the sinless ones, the well-controlled; Appearing like suns, dispelling the thick darkness; They, and their disciples too, blazed up like flames of fire and went out.

Thus our Bodisat has come down to us through four asaŋkheyyas plus one hundred thousand kalpas, making resolve in the presence of the twenty-four Buddhas, beginning with Dīpaŋkara. Now after Kassapa there is no other Buddha beside the present supreme Buddha. So the Bodisat received a prophecy from each of the twenty-four Buddhas, beginning at Dīpaŋkara.

And furthermore in accordance with the saying,

"The resolve (to become a Buddha) only succeeds