Alternative spellings of this word include Rudrachakri.

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhist Teachers, Deities and other Spiritual beings

Rudracakrin (रुद्रचक्रिन्) refers to one of the “Twenty-Five Kalkis” (Tibetan: rigs ldan) as well as the “Thirty-two kings of Shambhala”, according to the Tibetan oral recounting and written texts such as the Kalachakra Tantra (kālacakratantra), dealing with the Buddhist conception of the end of the world and time.—The Tibetan mythic land (the kingdom of Shambhala) is a parallel world invisible and inaccessible to common people which is closely related to the teaching about the Wheel of Time (dus 'khor). The seven Dharmarajas and twenty-five Kulikas [e.g., Rudracakrin] are the traditional rulers of Shambhala, passing on the reign from father to son.

Rudracakrin is also known as Kulika Rudracakri, Yaśas, Raudracakrin, Rudrakulika. He is known in Tibetan as (1) Dakpo Khorlocen (2) Rigden Dragpo Khorlochen [rigs ldan drag po 'khor lo chan] (3) [drag po khor lo can] (4) [rigs-ldan drag-po lcags-'khor-can] and in Mongolian as: Khaan Dagbokhorlo. His traditional reign is considered to be from 2327 CE to ?

Source: Google Books: The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism

Rudracakrin (रुद्रचक्रिन्) (or Rudrakulika) (Tibetan: rigs-ldan drag-po lcags-’khor-can) refers to the future king of Shambhala.

Source: WikiPedia: Tibetan Buddhism

Rudracakrin (रुद्रचक्रिन्) (in Tibetan: Dakpo Khorlocen) (2327–? CE) refers to the last of the twenty-five Kalki kings (of Shambhala) who represents the holders of the Kalachakra (“wheel of time”) teachings of Buddha Shakyamuni.—The king Anantavijaya is described as “forceful wheel holder”.—The final king prophesied in the Kalachakra, Rudra Chakrin is further prophesied to appear to all humanity in 2424, and to establish a planet-wide Golden Age subsequent to his defeat of degenerate world rulers.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

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Partial matches: Cakri, Rudra.

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