trichiliocosm
English
noun
Definitions
- (Buddhism) A concept in cosmology of a "third-order" universe containing one thousand second-order clusters, which are made of one thousand first-order clusters, which are in turn made of a thousand worlds each. Billion-fold universe.
Etymology
Affix from English cosmos derived from Sanskrit त्रिसहस्रमहासहस्रलोकधातु (three thousand million world element).
Origin
Sanskrit
त्रिसहस्रमहासहस्रलोकधातु
Gloss
three thousand million world element
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cosmic English
- cosmonaut English
- cosmos English
- microcosmos English
- paracosmos English
- κόσμος Ancient Greek
- त्रिसहस्रमहासहस्रलोकधातु Sanskrit