- 三祗百劫
- ([lang id =1028]三祗百大劫) The period necessary for a bodhisattva to become a Buddha, i.e. three (sa) asaṃkhyeyas [lang id =1028]阿僧祗 to attain the [lang id =1028]六度, and 100 kalpas to acquire the thirty-two [lang id =1028]相 or characteristic marks of a Buddha; cf. [lang id =1028]三阿.
Dictionary of Buddhist terms. 2013.