84000 Glossary of Terms

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དབྱིག་དགའ། | Glossary of Terms

  • དབྱིག་དགའ།

  • dbyig dga’
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  • Wealth’s Delight
  • དབྱིག་དགའ།
  • dbyig dga’
Definition in this text:

Previous incarnation of the Buddha, a sea captain during the reign of King Brahmadatta, and son of Wealth the sea captain. He saved the lives of a number of sailors by drowning himself so that they could use his floating corpse as a buoy to safely reach shore.