[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v2.c38.210 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c38.210 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c38.210 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c38.210](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c38.210) Cakkavatti.—The special name given in the books to a World-ruler. The world itself means “Turner of the Wheel,” the Wheel (Cakka) being the well-known Indian symbol of empire. There are certain stock epithets used to describe a Cakkavatti: dhammiko, dhammarājā, cāturanto (ruler of the four quarters), vijitāvī (conqueror), janapadatthavāriyappatto (guardian of the people’s good), and sattaratanasamannāgato (possessor of the Seven Treasures). More than one thousand sons are his; his dominions extend throughout the earth to its ocean bounds (sāgarapariyantam); and is established not by the scourge, nor by the sword, but by righteousness (adaṇḍena asatthena dhammen’eva abhivijiva).¹ - [Previous: v2.c38.209](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c38.209) - [Next: v2.c38.211](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c38.211) - [Up: v2.c38](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c38) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c38.210](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c38.210) · Pramāṇa