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The garbhakoṣadhātu

The seven past Buddhas 過去七佛

1. Vipaśyin, 2. Śikhin, 3. Visvabhū (of the previous ‘Adorned’ 莊嚴 kalpa), and

4. Kakusandha, 5. Koṇāgamana, 6. Kāśyapa, and 7. Śākyamuni (of the present mahabhadrakalpa ’great auspicious age’)

The five Buddhas of the present kalpa

1. Kakusandha (the first Buddha of the bhadrakalpa)
2. Koṇāgamana (the second Buddha of the bhadrakalpa)
3. Kāśyapa (the third Buddha of the bhadrakalpa)
4. Gautama (the fourth and present Buddha of the bhadrakalpa)
5. Maitreya (the fifth and future Buddha of the bhadrakalpa)