lokadhātu (English spelling) lokadhatu

Japanese: lokadhātu(英語表記)lokadhatu
lokadhātu (English spelling) lokadhatu

...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. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "lokadhātu" are 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。…

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