An () is a
Buddhist
Buddhism, also known as Buddhadharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and List of philosophies, philosophical tradition based on Pre-sectarian Buddhism, teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or ...
name for the number 10
140, or alternatively for the number
as it is described in the
Avatamsaka Sutra.
The value of the number is different depending upon the translation. It is
in the translation of Buddhabhadra,
in that of Shikshananda and
in that of
Thomas Cleary, who may have made an error in calculation. In these religious traditions, the word has the meaning of 'incalculable'.
Asaṃkhyeya is a Sanskrit word that appears often in the Buddhist texts. For example,
Shakyamuni Buddha is said to have practiced for 3 great asaṃkhyeya
kalpas before becoming a
Buddha
Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha (),*
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was a wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism. According to Buddhist legends, he was ...
.
[http://www.drbachinese.org/vbs/publish/462/vbs462p042.pdf]
See also
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History of large numbers
References
Buddhism and science
Large integers
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