Buddhist traditions, Nivedita and Coomaraswamy
Dipankara
Dipankara passes along a road prepared by devotees and encounters Sumedha lying across the mire. He recognises the ascetic’s aspiration and proclaims his future Buddhahood to the assembled people. His assurance includes the future birthplace, family, disciples and tree. He urges Sumedha to continue, while the surrounding world responds with flowers, fruit and other signs of the dedication.
Also known as Dīpaṅkara
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In the sources
Principal account
TraditionalDipankara passes along a road prepared by devotees and encounters Sumedha lying across the mire. He recognises the ascetic’s aspiration and proclaims his future Buddhahood to the assembled people.
Further detail
TraditionalHis assurance includes the future birthplace, family, disciples and tree. He urges Sumedha to continue, while the surrounding world responds with flowers, fruit and other signs of the dedication.
Context & interpretation
The entry follows Dipankara’s role in the Sumedha story as retold in the collection. It does not claim a verified chronology of earlier Buddhas or merge this prophecy with the later enlightenment episode.
Original passages
Source 1
Myths of the Hindus and Buddhists
proclaimed him to the multitudeOpen this page in the book
Passage & edition details
Location recorded at citation review: Myths of the Hindus & Buddhists (1914), active reader leaf 305
Exact passage checked against active scan text and original-leaf mapping; scan line breaks normalised.
- Edition
- IMJ-0109-E001
- Reader page
- IMJ-0109-E001-P0305
- Original scan leaf
- 305
- Recorded leaf number
- 305
- Current Reader position
- 296
- Reader verification
- Source-preserving update confirmed
Source 2
Myths of the Hindus and Buddhists
named the place of his birth, his family, his disciples, and his treeOpen this page in the book
Passage & edition details
Location recorded at citation review: Myths of the Hindus & Buddhists (1914), active reader leaf 305
Exact passage checked against active scan text and original-leaf mapping; scan line breaks normalised.
- Edition
- IMJ-0109-E001
- Reader page
- IMJ-0109-E001-P0305
- Original scan leaf
- 305
- Recorded leaf number
- 305
- Current Reader position
- 296
- Reader verification
- Source-preserving update confirmed