84000 Glossary of Terms
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དེད་དཔོན། | Glossary of Terms
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དེད་དཔོན།
- ded dpon
- sārthavāha
- Term
Publications: 2
Translation by Zachary Beer
- captain
- དེད་དཔོན།
- ded dpon
- sārthavāha
A leading merchant or leader of a merchant caravan; this epithet is often used for the Buddha in his capacity as an eminent leader, guide, and protector. It evokes the traditionally close ties between Buddhist and mercantile communities in South and Central Asia.
Translation by Gyurme Dorje
- helmsman
- དེད་དཔོན།
- ded dpon
- sārthavāha