• དེད་དཔོན།
  • ded dpon
  • sārthavāha
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  • captain
  • དེད་དཔོན།
  • ded dpon
  • sārthavāha
Definition in this text:

A leading merchant or leader of a merchant caravan; this epithet is often used for the Buddha in his capacity as an eminent leader, guide, and protector. It evokes the traditionally close ties between Buddhist and mercantile communities in South and Central Asia.