(Buddhism) A practitioner who attains enlightenment through their own effort without a teacher, specifically by contemplating the twelve links of dependent origination (often contrasted with the 'hearer' or Shravaka); also refers to the state or vehicle of such a practitioner (pratyekabuddhayāna)

A Buddhist vehicle or sect that carries all living beings to enlightenment; often appearing in 大乘 dà​chéng or 小乘 xiǎo​chéng