七しち仏ぶつ

noun

the seven previous Buddhas

Abbreviation of 過去七仏 (kako shichibutsu). Refers to the seven Buddhas of the past in Buddhist tradition, including Shakyamuni and his six predecessors.

See also: 過去七仏

• 七しち仏ぶつは、仏ぶっ教きょうで釈しゃ迦か以い前ぜんに出しゅつ現げんしたとされる六ろく仏ぶつと釈しゃ迦かを合あわせた七しち人にんの仏ほとけを指さす。

  The Seven Buddhas refer to the seven Buddhas in Buddhism: Shakyamuni and the six Buddhas said to have appeared before him.