Pāli Dictionary
cosmology
轉輪王;轉輪聖王;宇宙君主
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
轉輪聖王的稱號,指以正法而非武力征服、統治四方的世界之王,其象徵為轉動的法輪(cakka)。
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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