loka

Japanese: loka
loka

...Originally a Buddhist term, it means the space in which living things live and reincarnate. It is a translation of the Sanskrit word lokadhātu. Loka means space and dhātu means stratum. ...

From 【Society】

…Originally a Buddhist term, it is a Chinese translation of the Sanskrit loka (place, area), referring to the constant change and destruction of the world, that is, the flow of time. It is also a translation of the Sanskrit laukika (secular), referring to being in the secular world rather than leaving the world to become a monk.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "loka" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…もと仏教の術語で,生物が生存し輪廻する空間を意味する。サンスクリットのローカダートゥlokadhātuの訳。ローカlokaは空間を意味しダートゥdhātuは層stratumを意味する。…

【世間】より

…元来は仏教用語で,サンスクリットloka(場所,領域)の漢訳語であり,世の絶えざる転変・破壊のさま,すなわち遷流を指す。またサンスクリットlaukika(世俗)の訳語でもあり,出世間(出家)して僧になるのではなく,俗世間にいることをいう。…

※「loka」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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