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Pratyekabuddha  Term Image (Pratyekabuddha) Script Image
(Language:  Sanskrit)
Alternate Spellings: Paccekabuddha
Short Description: In Buddhism, a Hinayana follower who pursues enlightenment without a teacher, focusing on the principle of interdependence.
Long Description: A Hinayana follower who pursues enlightenment without a teacher, focusing on the principle of interdependence. This "lone Buddha" achieves enlightenment alone, in an age when there is no living Buddha and the Buddhist teachings are lost.
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Source(s): The Essential Shinran: A Buddhist Path of True Entrusting
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Provided By: Dictionary of Spiritual Terms