<p>The most recent claims to Full Enlightenment I read were by a married American doctor <a href="https://www.integrateddaniel.info/college-band" rel="nofollow noreferrer">punk rocker</a> <a href="https://soundcloud.com/daneilmingram/sadhu" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Buddhist musician</a> named Daniel Ingram. Daniel Ingram describes his life, at this <a href="https://www.integrateddaniel.info/page-example" rel="nofollow noreferrer">link</a>. Video: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ke7fteuXOA8" rel="nofollow noreferrer">The Arahant - Daniel Ingram</a></p>

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2024-06-01T05:46:24.120Z
2024-06-01T05:46:24.120Z
Dhamma Dhatu
<p>One answer might be:</p>
<ul>
<li>The most recent Buddha was Gautama i.e. Siddhartha</li>
<li>The next will be Maitreya</li>
<li>Other people have become enlightened but were not &quot;a Buddha&quot;</li>
<li>There are different &quot;levels&quot; of enlightenment</li>
</ul>
<p>Two of the characteristics of &quot;a Buddha&quot; include:</p>
<ul>
<li>Teaches others (not &quot;a private Buddha&quot;)</li>
<li>Rediscovers enlightenment from scratch i.e. after the previous Buddha's doctrine was lost to time and forgotten</li>
</ul>
<p>Currently we're still within the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9A%C4%81sana" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Śāsana</a>, so I guess by definition there won't be (perhaps needn't be) another.</p>
<p>Perhaps this isn't the doctrine of all Buddhists, but assuming it's the doctrine of at least some Buddhists, so there can be no &quot;consensus&quot; that there has been another.</p>

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2024-06-01T05:44:14.263Z
2024-06-01T05:44:14.263Z
ChrisW
<p>A number of people have become enlightened since Shakyamuni Buddha's realization of the truths. I'm curious as to who the latest person to have obtain enlightenment and become a Buddha is (as considered by the consensus of Buddhists)?</p>

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Who is the latest person to have obtain enlightenment and become a Buddha?
# Who is the latest person to have obtain enlightenment and become a Buddha?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-05-31)

A number of people have become enlightened since Shakyamuni Buddha's realization of the truths. I'm curious as to who the latest person to have obtain enlightenment and become a Buddha is (as considered by the consensus of Buddhists)?

**Tags:** nirvana, enlightenment, buddha, people


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2024-06-01. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

One answer might be:

* The most recent Buddha was Gautama i.e. Siddhartha
* The next will be Maitreya
* Other people have become enlightened but were not "a Buddha"
* There are different "levels" of enlightenment

Two of the characteristics of "a Buddha" include:

* Teaches others (not "a private Buddha")
* Rediscovers enlightenment from scratch i.e. after the previous Buddha's doctrine was lost to time and forgotten

Currently we're still within the [Śāsana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9A%C4%81sana), so I guess by definition there won't be (perhaps needn't be) another.

Perhaps this isn't the doctrine of all Buddhists, but assuming it's the doctrine of at least some Buddhists, so there can be no "consensus" that there has been another.


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### Answer by username_1 on 2024-06-01. Score: -1

The most recent claims to Full Enlightenment I read were by a married American doctor [punk rocker](https://www.integrateddaniel.info/college-band) [Buddhist musician](https://soundcloud.com/daneilmingram/sadhu) named Daniel Ingram. Daniel Ingram describes his life, at this [link](https://www.integrateddaniel.info/page-example). Video: [The Arahant - Daniel Ingram](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ke7fteuXOA8)


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