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Pratyeka

[ pruht-yey-kuh ]

/ prʌtˈyeɪ kə /

noun

(in Mahayana Buddhism) a buddha who enters into nirvana without teaching others.

Pali Pacceka.

Origin of Pratyeka

shortening of Sanskrit pratyekabuddha, equivalent to pratyeka alone, by oneself + buddha Buddha

Example sentences from the Web for pratyeka

The two kings, the fathers, thereupon fell into reflection, and both got to be Pratyeka Buddhas.

Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms |Fa-Hsien
In this park there formerly resided a Pratyeka Buddha, with whom the deer were regularly in the habit of stopping for the night.

Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms |Fa-Hsien
At this place there are as many as a thousand topes of Arhans and Pratyeka Buddhas.

Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms |Fa-Hsien