Pratyeka

[ pruht-yey-kuh ]

noun

(in Mahayana Buddhism) a buddha who enters into nirvana without teaching others.

Origin of Pratyeka

Shortening of Sanskrit pratyekabuddha, equivalent to pratyeka alone, by oneself + buddhaBuddha

The two kings, the fathers, thereupon fell into reflection, and both got to be Pratyeka Buddhas.
Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms | Fa-Hsien
In this park there formerly resided a Pratyeka Buddha, with whom the deer were regularly in the habit of stopping for the night.
Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms | Fa-Hsien
In this last must be included all Arhats and Pratyeka-Buddhas.
Buddhism, In its Connexion With Brahmanism and Hinduism, and In Its Contrast with Christianity | Sir Monier Monier-Williams
At this place there are as many as a thousand topes of Arhans and Pratyeka Buddhas.
Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms | Fa-Hsien

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