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| − | '''Wheel-Turning King''' (cakra-vartī-rāja, 轉輪王). A ruler, the wheels of whose chariot roll everywhere unimpeded. The wheel (cakra), one of the seven precious things he owns, comes in four ranks: iron, copper, silver, and gold. The iron wheel king rules one continent, the south; the copper wheel king rules two, east and south; the silver wheel king rules three: east, west, and south; the gold wheel king rules all four continents. A Buddha, the universal Dharma King, turns the Dharma wheel, giving teachings to sentient beings. | + | '''Wheel-Turning [[King]]''' (cakra-vartī-rāja, 轉輪王). A ruler, the wheels of whose chariot roll everywhere unimpeded. The [[wheel]] ([[cakra]]), one of the seven precious things he owns, comes in four ranks: iron, copper, silver, and {{Wiki|gold}}. The iron [[wheel]] [[king]] rules one continent, the south; the copper [[wheel]] [[king]] rules two, east and south; the silver [[wheel]] [[king]] rules three: east, west, and south; the {{Wiki|gold}} [[wheel]] [[king]] rules all four continents. A [[Buddha]], the [[universal]] [[Dharma King]], turns [[the Dharma]] [[wheel]], giving teachings to [[sentient beings]]. |
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Revision as of 01:51, 4 September 2013
Wheel-Turning King (cakra-vartī-rāja, 轉輪王). A ruler, the wheels of whose chariot roll everywhere unimpeded. The wheel (cakra), one of the seven precious things he owns, comes in four ranks: iron, copper, silver, and gold. The iron wheel king rules one continent, the south; the copper wheel king rules two, east and south; the silver wheel king rules three: east, west, and south; the gold wheel king rules all four continents. A Buddha, the universal Dharma King, turns the Dharma wheel, giving teachings to sentient beings.
