Chakravartin
Sanskrit: चक्रवर्तिन्
Transliteration: Cakravartin (IAST)
Translation: “universal monarch”
Definition: The “wheel king” or “counter of the spokes”; thus, the person who has made the universe his/her own—i.e., a liberated being.
Reference:
Grimes, John (1996). A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy: Sanskrit Terms Defined in English. Albany: State University of New York Press
Transliteration: Cakravartin (IAST)
Translation: “universal monarch”
Definition: The “wheel king” or “counter of the spokes”; thus, the person who has made the universe his/her own—i.e., a liberated being.
Reference:
Grimes, John (1996). A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy: Sanskrit Terms Defined in English. Albany: State University of New York Press
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