► INFO ON PREVIOUS BUDDHAS

[BigJohn]

Originally Posted by BigJohn

As mentioned, Maṅgala Buddha, is the sixth of twenty-seven Buddhas who preceded the historical Gotama Buddha as recorded in the Buddhavamsa. The Buddhavamsa is the fourteenth book of the Khuddaka Nikāya, which is the fifth division of the Sutta Piṭaka. Maṅgala Buddha was also the first Buddha of the World called Sāramaṇḍa Kalpa. The Sāramaṇḍ Kalpa is a place where four Buddhas were born. That World was nothing like our current World. As for the word Kalpa, it appears to be a modified Hindu share word.

In the Buddhavamsa, Maṅgala Buddha is described as a Buddha that used the Dhamma Torch to enlighten the dark World. His rays, emanating from him, out shined the Sun and Moon so nobody could see the Sun nor the Moon.

Like his predecessor Buddhas, Maṅgala Buddha was a giant standing about 132 feet tall.

In Buddhism, there are Siddhis that seem to resonate with Out of Body Experience (OBE), Astral travel, Bi-Location, Levitation, make objects move, psychic ability to know the past, present and future, etc. But in order to do these things, Kasina meditation must be mastered along with other, rarely mentioned meditations. These resonates very much what some other religions teach.

This is all explained in the Visuddhimagga which is a text given second in importance by Buddhist. The first, is the Tipitaka canon of scriptures.

[BigJohn]

Originally Posted by BigJohn

In Buddhism, there are Siddhis that seem to resonate with Out of Body Experience (OBE), Astral travel, Bi-Location, Levitation, make objects move, psychic ability to know the past, present and future, etc. But in order to do these things, Kasina meditation must be mastered along with other, rarely mentioned meditations. These resonates very much what some other religions teach.

This is all explained in the Visuddhimagga which is a text given second in importance by Buddhist. The first, is the Tipitaka canon of scriptures.

The Siddhis bridges Buddhism with the other mystical religions. The ultimate of meditation is Siddhis which is a natural process as the person pursues their way thru meditation. In nature, Siddhis occurs without us noticing it unless we look for it. For example, the caterpillar 'progresses' via Siddhis to emerge as a butterfly.

Because Siddhis is not talked about much, some do not except nor understand what is 'happening' to them. For example, if a person finds them self Bi-located to a distant land and they relate their experience to a person who has never experience Bi-location, you can just imagine what the other person would give them as advice.

[BigJohn]

Originally Posted by BigJohn

The Siddhis bridges Buddhism with the other mystical religions. The ultimate of meditation is Siddhis which is a natural process as the person pursues their way thru meditation. In nature, Siddhis occurs without us noticing it unless we look for it. For example, the caterpillar 'progresses' via Siddhis to emerge as a butterfly.

Because Siddhis is not talked about much, some do not except nor understand what is 'happening' to them. For example, if a person finds them self Bi-located to a distant land and they relate their experience to a person who has never experience Bi-location, you can just imagine what the other person would give them as advice.

As for Siddhis, there is an article called "Did the Dalai Lama use a Siddhi power on this scientist?". This article is found here:

https://www.thedaobums.com/topic/266...his-scientist/

[BigJohn]

Originally Posted by BigJohn

The Siddhis bridges Buddhism with the other mystical religions. The ultimate of meditation is Siddhis which is a natural process as the person pursues their way thru meditation. In nature, Siddhis occurs without us noticing it unless we look for it. For example, the caterpillar 'progresses' via Siddhis to emerge as a butterfly.

Because Siddhis is not talked about much, some do not except nor understand what is 'happening' to them. For example, if a person finds them self Bi-located to a distant land and they relate their experience to a person who has never experience Bi-location, you can just imagine what the other person would give them as advice.

Bi-location is mentioned in a Siddhi called Vayu Gaman Siddhi. It appears people of all faiths/religions have experienced this phenomena.

Something to note is all the Buddhas have experienced the various Siddhis but not all Buddhist believe in Siddhis.

[BigJohn]

The Buddhas before Gautama Buddha
are very interesting to study.

To start off, below is a list of the Buddhas.


                                                         
  NAME OF 27 BUDDHAS  BEFORE GAUTAMA BUDDHA        
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1.   Taṇhaṅkara Buddha          15. Sujāta Buddha
2.   Medhaṅkara Buddha         16. Piyadassi Buddha
3.   Saraṇaṅkara Buddha        17. Atthadassi Buddha
4.   Dīpankara Buddha           18. Dhammadassī Buddha
5.   Kondanna Buddha           19. Siddhattha Buddha
6.   Maṅgala Buddha              20. Tissa Buddha
7.   Sumana Buddha              21. Phussa Buddha
8.   Revata Buddha                22. Vipassī Buddha
9.   Sobhita Buddha               23. Sikhī Buddha
10. Anomadassi Buddha         24. Vessabhū Buddha
11. Paduma Buddha               25. Kakusandha Buddha
12. Nārada Buddha                26. Kassapa Buddha
13. Padumuttara Buddha        27. Kassapa Buddha
14. Sumedha Buddha  


 NAME OF CURRENT BUDDHA        
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                   28. The current Buddha is Gautama Buddha              


 NAME OF BUDDHA OF THE FUTURE        
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                   29. The Buddha of the future is Maitreya

[BigJohn]

Next, we will be looking at the 7th Buddha and that is Sumana Buddha.

[BigJohn]

Originally Posted by sky123

Yes it's an interesting Article but obviously doesn't contain everything, people are
capable of looking for more info: themselves.

Nagas are MYTHICAL and can be found In Suttas...

Buddhism does have supernatural aspects.
Supernatural aspects can be found in the other 4 major religions. Some..... more then in other religions.

[jonesboy]

Originally Posted by BigJohn

Buddhism does have supernatural aspects. Supernatural aspects can be found in the other 4 major religions. Some..... more then in other religions.

There is a lot in Buddhism about powers.

https://www.spiritualforums.com/vb/s...ighlight=magic

Powers are a natural result of clearing away our issues and fears. As we progress we open up to new things. Those new things can also bring their own fears and issues.

[BigJohn]

As always, you always share some really nice information.

[jonesboy]

Originally Posted by BigJohn

As always, you always share some really nice information.

Here is a more personal view on the stages of progression.

https://www.spiritualforums.com/vb/s...ht=Progression

Think of 1-7 as opening the various chakras...

A friend of mine provided this and I thought I would share.

While I can provide mappings to other traditions/frameworks for those who have questions, the descriptions are an attempt to be traditionless. Additionally, for any of those that have the capacity/interest, all such layers have the potential to be demonstrated. For those who think of it in mind terms, it is easiest to think of as local mind is a subset of universal/shared mind. They are also not necessarily linear in level.

level zero - this is not really a level. It could also be called the primordial. Outside or beyond universal mind.

level 1 - base manifest existence. All physical stuff.

level 2 - base emotions. Things like anger and fear are the driving nature of this level of local mind.

level 3 - Individual sense of self. Think of it as the level of most egotistical people. 90% of humans.

level 4 - Opening of heart. This is a huge step and what many consider awakening. It is the fundamental shift of moving from being focused on your individual needs to truly caring about others. A good example is a truly loving parent.

level 5 - Subconscious connection to others and your local surroundings. It this level one tends to feel and sense energy of beyond their local body. But the conscious mind does not yet know how to distinguish between what is outside, and what is energy spilling over and creating images or emotions that are experienced in the (local) mind.

level 6 - Huge step as one begins to actually see and consciously notice what you could call universal mind/universe. Some call this open 3rd eye stuff. Beginning of true Astral level activity. But it is still based in the local mind view of sense of self.

level 7 - Classically called the open crown, this is when you start to get cracks in the local mind version of sense of self. One starts to notice/touch the divine/light. Anyone who reaches this stage will often experience a divine being (or guru) to help them cross over into the light/divine. No fear of death at this stage.

level 8 - Light/Divine with out differentiation. Rather than a linear level, it is much more like a quantum leap. The local bubble of mind/sense of self has been cracked. Direct access to universal layer, but no ability to differentiate. You feel you are one with everyone, but can't really access or help on individual basis. It is like "being" rather than "seeing". This is also called the "soul" level by many, and the person "radiates" light.

level 9 - Light with beginning differentiation. You are one with all humans and begin to integrate with plants and animals. Still mostly local.

level 10 - Expansion has continued to more planetary and includes inanimate objects. Can directly access all beings within your sphere of being to various degrees of refinement.

level 11 - Beingness has expanded across what people call different dimensions. Possible to create and play with pocket universes and have astral level people visit them.

level 12 - boundary of what people call time and space. At this level, you can perceive forwards or backwards in time. Also, the historical limit of physical form/manifestation for maintaining human form.

level 13 - at this level there is no longer and sense of male and female at a human level. Beginning of what some traditions call the "god realms".

level 14-16 - Higher form realms, nothing really easy to describe. Many divine beings or gods reside there.

level 17 and above - formless realms of potential. Can find some higher immortals and divine beings residing there.