Buddhavamsa

The Buddhavamsa is a Buddhist text that is part of the Khuddaka Nikaya, the fifth and final section of the Sutta Pitaka. This text, written in verse, recounts the lives of the 24 buddhas who preceded the historical Buddha, Gotama. It details how the Buddha himself knew and revered each of these previous buddhas, and how they each predicted his future enlightenment. The Buddhavamsa is considered a historical chronicle within Buddhist literature, similar to conventional histories, and is part of the vamsa tradition. While it is a later collection compared to other Nikayas, it is significant for its poetic works within the Pali canon.12