Kassapa

The average span of life in Kassapa Buddha's era (Dīgha N., ii.).

Psalms of the Sisters Caroline Augusta Foley Rhys 1909

It relates how the chamber in which a Brahman called Kassapa kept his sacred fire was haunted by a fire-breathing magical serpent.

Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 Charles Eliot 1896

In the very heart of Ceylon, on an overhanging rock five hundred feet above the surrounding plain, Kassapa built a palace which is one of the archeological (and artistic) wonders of the world.

Tin 2010

The flying island that is the background of that meeting owes a little to Swift, more to Rene Magritte, and most of all to the Singhalese king Kassapa I (circa 473-491 A.D.)

Tin 2010

He split logs miracu­lously for the fire ceremonies, ascended to the heavens and brought back a celestial flower, and showed the Kassapa who was leader of the Uruvela group that he could read his mind.

Buddha Armstrong, Karen, 1944- 2001

“Kassapa,” he said, “you are not an Arahant, and if you continue like this, you will never achieve enlightenment.”

Buddha Armstrong, Karen, 1944- 2001

As a famous ascetic, Kassapa would have known all about the dangers of such self-esteem.

Buddha Armstrong, Karen, 1944- 2001

But when he reached Uru­vela, the Buddha achieved a far more startling conversion, when he successfully initiated a whole sangha of one thousand brahmins, who were living in the forests around Uruvela, Gaya and beside the river Neranjara, under the leadership of the three Kassapa brothers.

Buddha Armstrong, Karen, 1944- 2001

After each miracle, Kassapa merely said to himself: “This great monk is impressive and powerful, but he is not an Arahant like me.”

Buddha Armstrong, Karen, 1944- 2001

The flying island that is the background of that meeting owes a little to Swift, more to Rene Magritte, and most of all to the Singhalese king Kassapa I (circa 473-491 A.D.)

The Lost Worlds of 2001 Clarke, Arthur C. 1972