Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v1.c5.s8.159

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Cakkavaṭṭi (Cakravartin) Supreme king of the earth up to its four ends and master of Caturdaśaratna (fourteen gems) He is a god among men Disc (Cakka-a weapon) is his main gem He is additionally master of ṇavanidhi (nine treasures) and thirty two thousand kings His kingdom comprises of the land with sea as its border 2 In the case of the Bharaha(2) region a Cakkavaṭṭi is the lord of all its six divisions³ comprising the territory from Himavamta(5) to the sea.4 He is a king like one umbrella and one lord, i e a sovereign king 5 He has four fold army of horses elephants, chariots and infantry He has sixty four thousand wives 7 The mother of a Cakkavaṭṭi like that of a Titthamkara sees fourteen dreams while