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

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