rang sangs rgyas

rang sangs rgyas

Solitary buddha, so called because he attains nirvāṇa on his own.

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).

An individual who, in his or her last life, attains realization by realizing the nature of dependent origination without relying upon a spiritual guide.

Literally, "buddha for himself," or "solitary realiser." Those who attain buddhahood in a time when the Buddha's doctrine is no longer available in the world, and who remain either in solitude or amongst peers, without teaching the path to liberation to others. They are sometimes called "rhinoceros-like" for their preference to stay in solitude.
pratyeka

Solitary awakened one.

Someone who has attained liberation entirely through his own contemplation as a result of progress in previous lives but, unlike a buddha, does not have the accumulated merit and motivation to teach others.

Someone who has attained liberation entirely through their own contemplation as a result of progress in previous lives but, unlike a buddha, does not have the accumulated merit and motivation to teach others. See also http://read.84000.co/translation/UT22084-051-001.html#UT22084-051-001-731 and http://read.84000.co/translation/UT22084-051-001.html#UT22084-051-001-734.
pratyekabuddhahood

Someone who obtains personal liberation through very little or no instruction from others; "solitary buddha" in some interpretations.

The disciples of the Buddha who followed the Lesser Vehicle (Hīnayāna). The term "pratyekabuddha" means that they "on their own" became "buddhas."

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