also: じょうごう
kalpa of formation; aeon of creation
Buddhist term for the first of the four kalpas (四劫), the period during which a world is formed. Used in doctrinal contexts.
See also: 四劫
In Buddhist cosmology, the kalpa of formation refers to the period when a world is formed.
Alternate reading; じょうこう is more common.
From Middle Chinese 成劫, a Buddhist term composed of 成 (formation) and 劫 (kalpa, aeon).