1. Vessabhú. The twenty first of the twenty four Buddhas. He was born in the pleasance of Anoma (Commentary, Anúpama), his father being the khattiya Suppatita (Supatita) and his mother Yasavatí.
On the day of his birth he roared "like a bull" a shout of triumph, hence his name (vasabhanádahetuttá). (But MT. 63 gives another explanation: hínam janánam abhibhúto maggena abhibhavitakilesahíno ti vá. Dvy.333 calls him Visvabhú).
For six thousand years he lived in the household in three palaces: Ruci, Suruci and Vaddhana (Rativaddhana); his wife was Sucittá, and their son Suppabuddha. He left home in a golden palanquin, practiced austerities for six months, was given milk rice by Sirivaddhaná of Sucittanigama, and grass for his seat by the Nága king Narinda, and attained Enlightenment under a sála tree. He preached his first sermon at Anuráráma to his brothers, Sona and Uttara, who became his chief disciples.
Among women his chief disciples were Dámá and Samálá, his constant attendant Upasanta (Upasannaka), his chief lay patrons Sotthika and Ráma among men, and Gotamí (Káligotamí) and Sirimá among women. He was sixty cubits in height and lived for sixty thousand years. He died at the Khemáráma in Usabhavatí and his relics were scattered. The Bodhisatta was King Sudassana of Sarabhavatí. (Bu.xxii.1ff.; BuA.205ff.; D.ii.5.; J.i.41).
Vessabhú Buddha kept the uposatha once in every six years. DhA.iii.236.
2. Vessabhú. King of Avanti in the time of Renu. His capital was Máhissatí. D.ii.236.