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One of the six buddhas who preceded Śākyamuni in this Fortunate Eon.
The first buddha of our eon; the fifth buddha of the "seven generations of buddhas" ({sangs rgyas rab bdun}). Also found as Kakutsanda, Kakutsunda, etc. See Edgerton (1985), s.v. Krakucchanda, for the various spellings.
The first Buddha of the "Good Eon" (bhadrakalpa) of one thousand buddhas, our own Śākyamuni having been the fourth, and Maitreya expected to come as the fifth. Also spelled Krakutsanda, Kukutsunda, Kukucchanda.
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