Pratyeka

[ pruht-yey-kuh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

(in Mahayana Buddhism) a buddha who enters into nirvana without teaching others.

Shortening of Sanskrit pratyekabuddha, equivalent to pratyeka alone, by oneself + buddha Buddha

The two kings, the fathers, thereupon fell into reflection, and both got to be Pratyeka Buddhas.

In this park there formerly resided a Pratyeka Buddha, with whom the deer were regularly in the habit of stopping for the night.

In this last must be included all Arhats and Pratyeka-Buddhas.

At this place there are as many as a thousand topes of Arhans and Pratyeka Buddhas.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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