84000 Glossary of Terms

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རྒྱལ་རིགས། | Glossary of Terms

  • རྒྱལ་པོའི་རིགས།

  • རྒྱལ་རིགས།
  • rgyal rigs
  • rgyal po’i rigs
  • kṣatriya
  • kṣatriyavarṇa
  • kṣatriya varṇa
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The ruling caste in the traditional four-caste hierarchy of India, associated with warriors, the aristocracy, and kings.