Pratyekabuddha (Patteyabuddha) definition and more than 55 examples E
Pratyekabuddha (Patteyabuddha). One whose enlightenment (bodhi) is brought about by some external cause (bāhyapratyayamapekṣya) is called a Patteyabuddha. He wanders alone without having company or relationship with any group (gaccha). He necessarily possesses the knowledge of Śruta (Suya) before his enlightenment. The difference between a Pratyekabuddha (Patteyabuddha) and a Svayaṁbuddha - (Sayaṁbuddha) is that the latter does not require the help of any external cause for his enlightenment; he receives them by himself just as by the memory of his previous birth, etc., he may or may not have the knowledge of the Scriptures, and he generally wanders with his group. Sayaṁbuddhas are of two varieties, namely, Tīrthaṅkaras (Titthaṁkaras) and others than the former who attain enlightenment (omniscience).
References:
Bhagavatī (Vyākhyāprajñapti) 758, Nandisūtra 21,
Prajñāpanā 7,
Piṇḍaniryukti 147, 151, 152, Viśoṣāvaśyakabhāṣya XII. page 110, v. 119,
Ācārāṅga-cūrṇi I. Pages 22, 134, Sūtrakṛtāṅga-cūrṇi Page 120,
Nandisūtra-cūrṇi page 26,
Nandisūtra-vṛtti (from Malayagiri) pages 19-20,
Āvaśyaka-cūrṇi I. pages 75-76,
Ohha-niryukti 125,
Pākṣikasūtra-vṛtti (from Yaśodeva) page 3.
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