Pāli Dictionary
cosmology
転輪王；転輪聖王
universal monarch; emperor; sovereign
MN 91
sace agāraṃ ajjhāvasati, rājā hoti cakkavattī dhammiko dhammarājā cāturanto vijitāvī janapadatthāvariyappatto sattaratanasamannāgato. tass'imāni satta ratanāni bhavanti
DN 16
idaṃ kho, ānanda, atthavasaṃ paṭicca rājā cakkavattī thūp'āraho
Encyclopedia
力によらず正義によって征服し統治する転輪聖王に与えられる称号で、輪（cakka）が転じることに象徴される。
The title given to a universal monarch who conquers and governs through righteousness rather than force, symbolized by the turning of the Wheel (cakka).
SN 46.42
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