84000 Glossary of Terms

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ཤེས་ལྡན། | Glossary of Terms

  • ཤེས་ལྡན།

  • shes ldan
  • jñānaka
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  • ཤེས་ལྡན།
  • shes ldan
  • jñānaka
Definition in this text:

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.