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斫託羅

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Basic Meaning: cakra

Senses:

  • A wheel, disc, cycle; the wheel of the sunʼs chariot, of time, etc.; like the vajra it is a symbol of sovereignty, of advancing or doing at will; to revolve the wheel is to manifest power or wisdom. (Eitel) The cakra is one of the thirty-two signs on a Buddhaʼs soles. It is a symbol of a Cakravartī-rāja 轉輪聖王. [斫迦羅, 柘迦羅, 遮伽羅, 遮迦羅, 賒羯羅] [Charles Muller; source(s): Soothill]
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    (Soothill's) Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms 303

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    Entry created: 2001-09-08

    Updated: 2008-08-03