In Buddhism, three types of Buddha are recognized.
The first two types of Buddha both achieve Nirvana through their own efforts, without a teacher to point out the Dharma. The term Savakabuddha does not occur in the Theravadin Pali Canon, but is mentioned in three Theravadin commentarial works, in Mahayana texts like Shantideva's Bodhisattvacharyavatara and in the Tibetan...
