adhvan

Japanese: adhvan
adhvan

...It is a Buddhist term meaning past, present, and future. In this case, 'se' is a translation of the Sanskrit word 'adhvan' (time), and it is important to note that it is different from the 'se' in 'sekai' (world), which is a translation of 'loka' (space). Whether things exist in the past and future of the three periods has been debated in various Buddhist schools.

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…仏教の術語で,過去・現在・未来を意味する。この場合の〈世〉はサンスクリットのアドバンadhvan(時)の訳語であり,〈世界〉の〈世〉がローカloka(空間)の訳語であるのと違うことに注意する必要がある。三世のうちの過去と未来において事物が存在するかどうかが仏教諸派で論ぜられた。…

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