A paccekabuddha, Sanskrit pratyekabuddha, attains awakening by his own effort in an age without a buddha’s teaching, but does not establish a dispensation. The texts describe them as solitary, like the horn of a rhinoceros. The Mahāyāna counts them as one of the three vehicles.
Paccekabuddha
A solitary buddha: one who awakens without a teacher but does not found a teaching community.
Also: Pratyekabuddha