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dhammarājā

dhammarāja

masc nom sg of dhammarāja (noun); masc voc sg of dhammarāja (noun)

  1. just king; righteous ruler; benign dictator
  2. king of the Dhamma; epithet of the Buddha

Etymology. dhamma + rāja; Sanskrit dharmarāja

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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