恒河沙

See also: 恆河沙

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 恒河沙 – see 恆河沙 (“countless number like the total of the grains of sand on the Ganges; etc.”).
(This term is the simplified form of 恆河沙).
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
恒 河 沙
ごう
Grade: S 		が
Grade: 5 		しゃ
Grade: S
goon
Alternative spelling
恆河沙 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 恆河沙 (MC hong ha srae), calque of Sanskrit गंगानदी वालुका (gaṃgānadī vālukā, “sand of the Ganges River”).

The current usage as the number 1052 was first fixed by the Jinkōki (塵劫記), 1634.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ごーがしゃ [gòógáꜜshà] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɡo̞ːɡa̠ɕa̠]

Noun

恒(ごう)河(が)沙(しゃ) • (gōgasha) 

  1. (etymology, Buddhism) a metaphor of the extremely large number
    Synonym: 恒沙 (gōsha /⁠ごうしゃ⁠/)
  2. the number 1052 (ten sexdecillion of the American system)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
恒河沙

Noun

恒河沙 • (hanghasa) (hangeul 항하사)

  1. hanja form? of 항하사 (“a metaphor of the extremely large number; the number 1052”)
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