四し劫こう

noun

the four kalpa

Buddhist term referring to the four cosmic ages: formation, existence, destruction, and nothingness. Specialized vocabulary; not used in everyday conversation.

See also: 劫

• 仏ぶっ教きょうでは、世せ界かいは四し劫こうを経へて循じゅん環かんすると説とかれる。

  In Buddhism, it is taught that the world cycles through the four kalpa.