十六王子 shíliù wángzǐ

shíliù wángzǐ phrase sixteen princes
Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: , Concept:
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: ṣoḍaśa rājakumārāḥ; sons of a Buddha in a story from the 妙法蓮華經 “Lotus Sutra” - all of the sons became future Buddhas, one of whom was Sakyamuni (Braarvig 2020, ch. 7; FGDB '十六王子'; Hurvitz 2009, p. 134; Kern 1884, ch. 7; Vaidya 1960, p. 107; T 262, Scroll 3, 9.0022c28)