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jmdict 2601760 Active (id: 1054109)
前仏
ぜんぶつ
1. [n] {Buddhism}
▶ Buddha prior to Gautama
2. [n] {Buddhism}
▶ Gautama Buddha
▶ Shakyamuni
Cross references:
  ⇔ see: 2601770 後仏 1. Maitreya (buddha appearing 5.67 billion years after the death of Gautama)



History:
3. A 2010-12-21 23:09:38  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
2. A* 2010-12-21 23:00:37  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
i think "gautama" is much more widely known than "shakyamuni"
  Diff:
@@ -13,1 +13,1 @@
-<gloss>Buddha before the historical Buddha (Shakyamuni)</gloss>
+<gloss>Buddha prior to Gautama</gloss>
@@ -17,0 +17,1 @@
+<xref type="see" seq="2601770">後仏</xref>
@@ -18,1 +19,2 @@
-<gloss>historical Buddha (Shakyamuni), as opposed to the future Buddha (Maitreya)</gloss>
+<gloss>Gautama Buddha</gloss>
+<gloss>Shakyamuni</gloss>
1. A* 2010-12-20 16:08:13  Scott
  Refs:
koj daij

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