Pāli Dictionary
cosmology
전륜왕; 전륜성왕
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
무력이 아닌 정의로써 정복하고 다스리는 전륜성왕에게 주어지는 칭호로, 바퀴(cakka)가 굴러가는 것으로 상징된다.
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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