Phussa (original) (raw)

According to Theravada Buddhism's Pali canon's Buddhavamsa and its commentary, Phussa is the twenty-first of twenty-seven Buddhas who preceded the historical Gotama Buddha. He was also the second Buddha of the Maṇḍa kalpa. In the Buddhavamsa, he is described as: Phussa Buddha removed the darkness, calmed the world and gave the Dhamma rain. Phussa was 58 cubits, or 87 feet tall and was frequently compared with the sun and the moon.