rang rgyal

rang rgyal

Solitary buddha. Someone who has attained liberation entirely through their own contemplation, hence their alternate epithet, pratyayajina, which means one who has become a jina, or buddha, through dependence [on external factors that were contemplated upon]. This is the result of progress in previous lives but, unlike a buddha, they do not have the necessary accumulated merit nor the motivation to teach others.

A hermit buddha who attains individual enlightenment, either in solitude or in small groups, without relying on a teacher.
(See also note http://read.84000.co/translation/UT22084-031-002.html#UT22084-031-002-8).

Synonymous with pratyekabuddha.

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