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- Chakravartin, the ancient Indian conception of the world ruler, derived from the Sanskrit chakra, “wheel,” and vartin, “one who turns.” Thus, a chakravartin may be understood as a ruler “whose chariot wheels roll everywhere,” or “whose movements are unobstructed.”
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Chakravartin, the ancient Indian conception of the world ruler, derived from the Sanskrit chakra, “wheel,” and vartin, “one who turns.” Thus, a chakravartin may be understood as a ruler “whose chariot wheels roll everywhere,” or “whose movements are unobstructed.”
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Chakravarti, from Amaravati Stupa, 1st century CE, using the "Imperial Gesture" and surrounded by his attributes. Possibly represents Ashoka of the Mauryan Empire. Chola ruler Kulothunga III was addressed as Chakravarti. A chakravarti (Sanskrit: चक्रवर्तिन्, IAST: Cakravartin) is an ideal (or idealized) universal ruler, in ...
- Four Classes of Cakravartin
- Comparison to A Buddha
- Etymology
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The Abhidharma-koshaidentifies four classes of chakravartin. Each type has a wheel forged from a different element (gold, silver, copper, or iron), which corresponds to their power and the size of thier domain. According to Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism, "the cakravartins discussed in the sūtras typically refers to a suvarṇa-cakravartin, who con...
Phyical attributes
Chakravartins have similar physical attributes to a buddha. Like the buddhas, a chakravartin is said to be endowed with the thirty-two major marks and the eighty minor marksof a superior person. According to Gateway to Knowledge, the major and minor marks of a buddha are superior to those of the chakravartin, in that the marks on a buddha are more clear and distinct.Also, a buddha has a few marks that are not found on the chakravartin, such as the protuberance on the crown of the buddha's head.
Mental attributes
Chakravartins do not posess all of the mental and super-natural attributes of the buddhas. According to StudyBuddhism: 1. Although wheel-wielding emperors [cakravartins] share the same bodily features of a Sambhogakaya and Supreme Nirmanakaya Buddha, they lack the other qualities of a Buddha and thus are not fitting objects indicating safe direction. For example, a wheel-wielding emperor cannot emanate innumerable bodies simultaneously throughout all universes in order to benefit all limited...
Secular vs. spiritual domains
According to traditional Buddhist sources, when the Gautama Buddha was born, sages predicted that he was destined to become either a universal monarch (a chakravartin) or a universal spiritual guide (a buddha). In choosing to renounce worldly life, the Buddha choose the later path. Peter Harveystates: 1. This paralleling of a Cakkavattinand a Buddha is also made in relation to other events of Gotama’s life, and indicates the idea of a Buddha having universal spiritual ‘sovereignty’ – i.e. inf...
Chakravartin is a bahuvrīhi compound word, figuratively meaning "whose wheels are moving", in the sense of "whose chariot is rolling everywhere without obstruction". It can also be analysed as an instrumental bahuvrīhi: "through whom the wheel is moving". The equivalent Tibetan term (T. ’khor lo sgyur ba’i rgyal po) translates as "monarch who contr...
Buswell, Robert E.; Lopez, Donald S. (2014), The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism, Princeton UniversityRobert Beer, The Handbook of Tibetan Buddhist Symbols(Boston: Shambhala, 2003), pages 36-48.A chakravartin is a universal ruler or monarch in Indian philosophy, often depicted as a just and powerful leader who governs with righteousness and moral authority. This term connects to the idea of an ideal king who brings prosperity and order to his realm while upholding dharma, or moral law.
187–180 BCE. v. t. e. Ashoka, also known as Asoka or Aśoka (/ əˈʃoʊkə / [6] ə-SHOH-kə; Sanskrit pronunciation: [ɐˈɕoːkɐ], IAST: Aśoka; c. 304 – 232 BCE), and popularly known as Ashoka the Great, was Emperor of Magadha [7] from 16 May 268 BCE until his death in 232 BCE, and the third ruler from the Mauryan dynasty.
Chakravartin is the title given to mighty and greatest king who followed buddhism . It was first given to asoka the great of mauryan empire. Other known buddhist kings are Kanishka the great , Chakravartin Songsten gangpo.
A chakravarti (Sanskrit: चक्रवर्तिन्,) is an ideal (or idealized) universal ruler, in the history, and religion of India. The concept is present in Indian subcontinent cultural traditions, narrative myths and lore. [1]
