曠こう劫ごう

noun

aeons; eons; an extremely long time

Buddhist term for an unimaginably long period of time, often used in the context of kalpas or cosmic cycles. Rare in everyday language.

• 曠こう劫ごうを経へて仏ほとけは悟さとりを開ひらいたとされる。

  It is said that the Buddha attained enlightenment after aeons.