CHAKRAVARTIN


Meaning of CHAKRAVARTIN in English

or cakravartin

Ancient Indian conception of the world ruler.

Buddhist and Jain sources distinguish three types of secular chakravartin s: cakravala cakravartin , ruler over all four of the continents of Indian cosmography; dvipa cakravartin , ruler of one continent; and pradesa cakravartin , a ruler of part of a continent. The chakravartin was considered a secular counterpart to a buddha.

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