84000 Glossary of Terms

Our trilingual glossary combining entries from all of our publications into one useful resource, giving translations and definitions of thousands of terms, people, places, and texts from the Buddhist canon.

དེད་དཔོན། | Glossary of Terms

  • དེད་དཔོན།

  • ded dpon
  • sārthavāha
  • Term
Publications: 1
  • captain
  • དེད་དཔོན།
  • ded dpon
  • sārthavāha
Definition in this text:

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.