恆河沙
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See also: 恒河沙
Chinese[edit]
Ganges River | granule; hoarse; raspy granule; hoarse; raspy; sand; powder; tsar | ||
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trad. (恆河沙) | 恆河 | 沙 | |
simp. (恒河沙) | 恒河 | 沙 |
Etymology[edit]
Calque of Sanskrit गंगानदी वालुका (gaṃgānadī vālukā, “sand of the Ganges River”).
The current usage as the number 1052 was re-imported from the Japanese usage which first fixed by the Jinkōki (塵劫記), 1634.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
恆河沙
- (etymology, Buddhism) countless number like the total of the grains of sand on the Ganges
- the number 1052
Descendants[edit]
Sino-Xenic (恆河沙):
- → Japanese: 恒河沙 (gōgasha)
- → Korean: 항하사(恒河沙) (hanghasa)
- → Vietnamese: hằng hà sa (恒河沙)