In Indian religions, a chakravarti (Sanskrit: , Pali: cakkavatti) is an ideal universal ruler, especially one who rules the entire Indian sub-continent (as in the case of the Maurya Empire, despite not conquering the southern kingdoms). Rosenfield, 175 The first references to a Chakravala Chakravartin appear in monuments from the time of the early Maurya Empire, in the 4th to 3rd century BCE, in reference to Chandragupta Maurya and his grandson Ashoka. In Buddhism, a chakravarti is the secular counterpart of a buddha. The term applies to temporal as well as spiritual kingship and leadership , particularly in Buddhism and Jainism. In Hinduism, a chakravarti is a powerful  ruler whose dominion extends to the entire earth  . The Indian concept of chakravarti later evolved into devaraja concept of divine right of kings, which was adopted by the indianised Hindu-Buddhist kingdoms of Southeast Asia through Indian Hindu Brahmins scholars deployed in courts. It was first adopted by Javanese Hindu-Buddhist kingdoms such as Majapahit and through them the Khmer Empire, and subsequently  by the Thai monarches. Buddhism It was believed that once a chakravarti emerged the "Future Buddha" Maitreya would appear on earth. 
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