壊え劫こう

noun

kalpa of destruction; aeon of destruction

Buddhist term for the third of the four kalpas (四劫), the period when the world is destroyed by fire, water, or wind. Rare outside Buddhist contexts.

See also: 四劫

• 仏ぶっ教きょうでは、壊え劫こうの後あとに空くう劫こうが続つづくとされる。

  In Buddhism, the kalpa of destruction is said to be followed by the kalpa of emptiness.