Buddhas of the Current Great Cycle (Mahā‑kalpa)
- Vipassī Buddha
- Sikhī Buddha
- Vessabhū Buddha
- Kakusandha Buddha
- Koṇāgamana Buddha
- Kassapa Buddha
- Gautama Buddha
- Maitreya Buddha (Future)
These Buddhas belong to our present Mahā‑kalpa. Vipassī is the first of this cycle, Gautama is the most recent, and Maitreya is yet to come.
The 28 Buddhas of the Buddhavaṃsa (බුද්ධවංසය)
- Tanhankara
- Medhankara
- Saranankara
- Dīpaṅkara
- Koṇḍañña
- Maṅgala
- Sumana
- Revata
- Sobhita
- Anomadassī
- Paduma
- Nārada
- Padumuttara
- Sumedha
- Sujāta
- Piḷidassī
- Atthadassī
- Dhammadassī
- Siddhattha
- Tissa
- Phussa
- Vipassī
- Sikhī
- Vessabhū
- Kakusandha
- Koṇāgamana
- Kassapa
- Gautama
The Buddhavaṃsa records 28 Buddhas across many kalpas. Vipassī is the first Buddha of the current cycle, but not the first Buddha ever remembered. Dīpaṅkara is especially famous for predicting Gautama’s future Buddhahood when he was the ascetic Sumedha.