laukika

Japanese: laukika
laukika

…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. From this original meaning, it has come to refer to the ever-changing secular world of humans, that is, the world. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "laukika" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…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。こうした原義から派生した形で,有為転変する世俗的な人の世,すなわち世の中,世界を指す用語となった。…

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