“In the Abhidharmakośa , time units finish with "year" ( saṃvatsara ). There is, however, another enormous unit of time that we could add, the kalpa , which is so long that it cannot be calculated in years. (The Chinese… — Akira Sadakata Copy Share Image
“The concept of the trichiliocosm is closely linked with Buddhist theories about time and human destiny. Buddhist thought is generally clouded with pessimism, and this is nowhere more obvious than in its concept of time. The notion of an eternal… — Akira Sadakata Copy Share Image
“In the Abhidharmakośa , time units finish with "year" ( saṃvatsara ). There is, however, another enormous unit of time that we could add,… — Akira Sadakata Copy Share Image
“The concept of the trichiliocosm is closely linked with Buddhist theories about time and human destiny. Buddhist thought is generally clouded with pessimism, and… — Akira Sadakata Copy Share Image