三千大千世界
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Chinese
| three | thousand | Zhang Daqian, a Chinese artist and forger. | world; realm governed by a Buddha | ||
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| simp. and trad. (三千大千世界) |
三 | 千 | 大千 | 世界 | |
Etymology
Calque of Sanskrit त्रिसहस्र महासहस्र लोकधातु (trisahasra mahāsahasra lokadhātu).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): sānqiān-dàqiān-shìjiè
- (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: sānqiān-dàqiān-shìjiè
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sanciandàcianshìhjiè
- Wade–Giles: san1-chʻien1-ta4-chʻien1-shih4-chieh4
- Yale: sān-chyān-dà-chyān-shr̀-jyè
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanchiandahchianshyhjieh
- Palladius: саньцяньдацяньшицзе (sanʹcjanʹdacjanʹšicze)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tä⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Middle Chinese: sam|samH tshen dajH|daH tshen syejH keajH
Noun
三千大千世界
- (Buddhism) a trichiliocosm (a universe containing a billion worlds).
- 譬如三千大千世界所有地種。假使有人磨以為墨。過於東方千國土乃下一點。大如微塵。又過千國土復下一點。
- From: The Lotus Sūtra, translated by Kumārajīva circa 5th century CE
- Pìrú sānqiāndàqiānshìjiè suǒyǒu dì zhǒng. Jiǎshǐ yǒu rén mó yǐ wèi mò. Guòyú dōngfāng qiān guótǔ nǎi xià yīdiǎn. Dà rú wēichén. Yòu guò qiān guótǔ fù xià yīdiǎn.
- Suppose someone were to grind all the earth in the trichiliocosm into ink powder and then suppose he passed through a thousand lands to the east and then dropped a particle the size of a mote of dust, and then passing through another thousand lands deposited another mote.
譬如三千大千世界所有地种。假使有人磨以为墨。过于东方千国土乃下一点。大如微尘。又过千国土复下一点。- 須菩提！於意云何？三千大千世界所有微塵，是為多不？
- From: The Diamond Sutra, translated by Kumārajīva circa 5th century CE
- Xūpútí! Yú yì yúnhé? Sānqiāndàqiānshìjiè suǒyǒu wēichén, shì wèi duō fǒu?
- Subhūti, what do you think? Are there very many atoms contained in three thousand great thousand-worlds?
须菩提！于意云何？三千大千世界所有微尘，是为多不？
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (三千大千世界):
- → Japanese: 三千大千世界 (sanzendaisensekai)
- → Korean: 삼천대천세계(三千大千世界) (samcheondaecheonsegye)
- → Vietnamese: tam thiên đại thiên thế giới (三千大千世界)
See also
Further reading
- Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922),
“三千大千世界” in 佛學大辭典 .
