Mahākāśyapa, also known as Mahakassapa, a disciple of Śakyamuni Buddha
In Buddhist tradition, Kassapa (Pāli) is the name of a Buddha, the third of the five Buddhas of the present kalpa (the Bhaddakappa or 'Fortunate Aeon'), and the sixth of the six Buddhas prior to the historical Buddha mentioned in the earlier parts of the Pali Canon (D.ii.7).
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Kassapa performed the Twin Miracle at the foot of an asana tree outside Sundar Nagar, India.