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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: {{Wiki|iron}}, {{Wiki|copper}}, {{Wiki|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 [[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 16:34, 3 March 2014
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.
