<p>The Buddhas should do fulfill their <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C4%81ramit%C4%81" rel="nofollow">Paramita</a> to become Buddha. Also there cannot be 2 Buddhas at the same time. A Buddha comes when there is spiritual interest in the society and there is a balance of suffering and also comfort. So it is complex interaction of:</p>

<ul>
<li>ideal time and conditions to tech the Dhamma and set up the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9A%C4%81sana" rel="nofollow">Sasana</a></li>
<li>number of Bodhisattva and stages of their Paramita</li>
<li>there is no existing dispensation</li>
</ul>

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Thanks, but do you know if Buddha Gotama has ever mentioned how long was the interval? From Kassapa to him?
konrad01
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See: [Practising the Dhamma with a View to Nibbana](http://www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/dhamma-nibbana.pdf)
Suminda Sirinath S. Dharmasena
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Suminda Sirinath S. Dharmasena
<p>From MN 115:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>"It is impossible, it cannot happen that two Accomplished Ones, Fully Enlightened Ones, could arise contemporaneously in one world-system—there is no such possibility."</p>
</blockquote>

<p>And Ven. Bodhi's note citing the Commentary:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>"MA: The arising of another Buddha is impossible from the time a bodhisatta takes his final conception in his mother’s womb until his Dispensation has completely disappeared. The problem is discussed at Miln 236–39."</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Therefore the time period between Buddhas will vary depending on when the Sasana will completely disappear. I doubt anyone would know the exact date and time, but when the Noble Eightfold Path and its 3 Trainings of morality, concentration, and wisdom are completely neglected then we can be fairly certain that the Sasana is dead..</p>

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Do you know where I can find the Miln 236–39?
arthur
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santa100
<p>Does anyone know how long did it take for Gotama Buddha to appear in the world, after Buddha Kassapa? The interval between the 2 Buddhas</p>

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Time period between Buddhas
# Time period between Buddhas

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-12-05)

Does anyone know how long did it take for Gotama Buddha to appear in the world, after Buddha Kassapa? The interval between the 2 Buddhas

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2014-12-06. Score: 3

From MN 115:

> "It is impossible, it cannot happen that two Accomplished Ones, Fully Enlightened Ones, could arise contemporaneously in one world-system—there is no such possibility."

And Ven. Bodhi's note citing the Commentary:

> "MA: The arising of another Buddha is impossible from the time a bodhisatta takes his final conception in his mother’s womb until his Dispensation has completely disappeared. The problem is discussed at Miln 236–39."

Therefore the time period between Buddhas will vary depending on when the Sasana will completely disappear. I doubt anyone would know the exact date and time, but when the Noble Eightfold Path and its 3 Trainings of morality, concentration, and wisdom are completely neglected then we can be fairly certain that the Sasana is dead..

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: Do you know where I can find the Miln 236–39?  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2014-12-06. Score: 1

The Buddhas should do fulfill their [Paramita](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C4%81ramit%C4%81) to become Buddha. Also there cannot be 2 Buddhas at the same time. A Buddha comes when there is spiritual interest in the society and there is a balance of suffering and also comfort. So it is complex interaction of:

* ideal time and conditions to tech the Dhamma and set up the [Sasana](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9A%C4%81sana)
* number of Bodhisattva and stages of their Paramita
* there is no existing dispensation

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks, but do you know if Buddha Gotama has ever mentioned how long was the interval? From Kassapa to him?  
> **username_1**: See: [Practising the Dhamma with a View to Nibbana](http://www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/dhamma-nibbana.pdf)  

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