<p>Yes, if you think in terms of a fully enlightened Buddhas. Maytrea Buddha will be the next. However, there are also private Buddhas. Most of Buddhas are private Buddhas. They are enlightened, but they don't teach the Dhamma.</p>

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are you revering to paccekabuddha's?
DirkM
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pacceka buddhas = private buddhas
konrad01
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konrad01
<p>To add to @konrad01, private Buddhas don't occur when the dispensation of a Buddha is still there. Hence the last Buddha is Siddhartha Gautama.</p>

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Suminda Sirinath S. Dharmasena
<p>Does Siddharta Gautama happen to be the last person to reach Buddhahood?</p>

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I think that it depends on which sect/branch of buddhism one is looking at. I know that in Nochiren Buddhism, Nichiren Daishonin is often referred to as, "The Buddha of the Latter-Day of the Law."
Morella Almånd
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Is Siddhartha Gautama the last recognized Buddha?
# Is Siddhartha Gautama the last recognized Buddha?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-08-31)

Does Siddharta Gautama happen to be the last person to reach Buddhahood?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I think that it depends on which sect/branch of buddhism one is looking at. I know that in Nochiren Buddhism, Nichiren Daishonin is often referred to as, "The Buddha of the Latter-Day of the Law."  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2014-08-31. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

Yes, if you think in terms of a fully enlightened Buddhas. Maytrea Buddha will be the next. However, there are also private Buddhas. Most of Buddhas are private Buddhas. They are enlightened, but they don't teach the Dhamma.

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: are you revering to paccekabuddha's?  
> **username_2**: pacceka buddhas = private buddhas  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2014-08-31. Score: 6

To add to @username_2, private Buddhas don't occur when the dispensation of a Buddha is still there. Hence the last Buddha is Siddhartha Gautama.


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