Lokeśvararāja

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Lokeśvararāja (T. 'jig rten dbang phyug rgyal po; C. Guanzizai wang rulai/Shizizai wang fo 觀自在王如來/世自在王佛). One of the fifty-three buddhas of the past named in the Longer Sukhāvatīvyūha Sūtra.[1][2]

The bodhisattva Dharmākara made his vow to become a future buddha (Amitabha) in the presence of Lokeśvararāja.[1]

See also: pūrvapraṇidhāna

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