Pāli Dictionary

cakkavāḷa

cakkaprefixvāḷastem

Part of speech

noun · masculine

cosmology

  • 輪圍山；世界體系（宇宙中一世界的範圍）

  • a world-system; the encircling ring of mountains bounding a world; cosmic sphere (solar system)

  • DN 16

    cattālīsa samā dantā, kesā lomā ca sabbaso, devā hariṃsu ek'ekaṃ, cakkavāḷaparamparā'ti.

Encyclopedia

Cakkavāḷa
Other

  • 佛教宇宙論中對一個完整世界體系的稱呼，以須彌山（Sineru）為中心，四周環繞群山、大海與四大洲。

  • The name for an entire world-system in Buddhist cosmology, a vast structure centered on Mount Sineru and encircled by mountain ranges, oceans, and the four great continents.

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