...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 |
…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。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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