Kassapa
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Kassapa may refer to:
- Kassapa BuddhaKassapa BuddhaIn Buddhist tradition, Kassapa is the name of a Buddha, the third of the five Buddhas of the present kalpa , and the sixth of the six Buddhas prior to the historical Buddha mentioned in the earlier parts of the Pali Canon . In the Buddhist texts in Sanskrit, this Buddha is known as...
, also known as Kāśyapa Buddha, an ancient buddha - MahākāśyapaMahakasyapaMahākāśyapa or Kāśyapa was a brahman of Magadha, who became one of the principal disciples of Śākyamuni Buddha and who convened and directed the first council. Mahākāśyapa is one of the most revered of the Buddha's early disciples, foremost in ascetic practices...
, also known as Mahakassapa, a disciple of Śakyamuni Buddha