ཤེས་ལྡན། | Glossary of Terms
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ཤེས་ལྡན།
- shes ldan
- jñānaka
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- ཤེས་ལྡན།
- shes ldan
- jñānaka
Name of a child born into a merchant family in Vaiśālī, whose story is told in this sūtra. In his previous life, he was a god who foresaw his own rebirth as a pig. Seeking help from the Buddha, he goes for refuge in the Three Jewels, and succeeds to be reborn as a human. According to the Buddha’s prophecy, he will become the buddha known as King of Foremost Knowing.