Vissakamma
Buddhist · deity · mythic · Recorded classification
Divine architect in Tāvatimsa whom Sakka commissions for palaces and hermitages. Different narratives assign different previous lives to the office.
Variant accounts
- Different bearersThe Suruci Jātaka identifies the architect as a former birth of Ānanda; the Dhammapada commentary describes Magha’s human builder reborn in the office.G. P. Malalasekera, Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names, s.v. Vissakamma, Vissukamma, D ii.180; DhA i.272; J iv.325 (secondary)
Relations
- architect for: ŚakraG. P. Malalasekera, Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names, s.v. Vissakamma, Vissukamma, D ii.180; DhA i.272; J iv.325 (secondary)
Sources
- Divine architect in Tāvatimsa whom Sakka commissions for palaces and hermitages. Different narratives assign different previous lives to the office.: G. P. Malalasekera, Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names, s.v. Vissakamma, Vissukamma, D ii.180; DhA i.272; J iv.325 (secondary)