阿あ僧そう祇ぎ

noun

incalculably large number

Buddhist term for a number so vast it cannot be counted; originally from Sanskrit 'asamkhya'. Used in sutras and philosophical contexts.

from Sanskrit asamkhya

• 仏ぶっ典てんには阿あ僧そう祇ぎという途と方ほうもない数かずが登とう場じょうする。

  In Buddhist scriptures, an unimaginably large number called 阿僧祇 appears.

numeric

10^56 (or 10^64)

In some traditional Japanese numerical systems, 阿僧祇 is assigned a specific value, either 10^56 or 10^64, though this usage is rare and mainly of historical interest.

• 塵じん劫こう記きでは阿あ僧そう祇ぎを10の56乗じょうとしている。

  In the Jinkōki, 阿僧祇 is defined as 10 to the 56th power.