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.