also: むしむじゅう
noun
eternity; everlastingness
Buddhist term meaning without beginning or end; used in philosophical or religious contexts to describe the timeless nature of existence or truth.
仏教では、真理は無始無終であると説かれる。
In Buddhism, truth is taught to be without beginning or end.
永遠 is the common word for eternity, used in everyday language. 無始無終 is a technical Buddhist term emphasizing the absence of both beginning and end.
A yojijukugo composed of 無 (without), 始 (beginning), 無 (without), and 終 (end). The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it is a direct translation of the Buddhist concept of anātman or timelessness.