Great Aeon
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(bskal chen) - [acc. to Abhidharma-Kosha 80 bskal chung. Acc. to Abhidharma-Samucchaya 4 bskal chung. See {bskal pa chen po}; great aeon. A great aeon consists of eight intermediate aeons (see {bar bskal}). and is divided into:
- 1) twenty aeons of the formation of the universe {chags pa'i bskal pa nyi shu}.
- 2) twenty aeons of its persistence. {gnas pa'i bskal pa nyi shu}.
- 4) twenty aeons of vacuity {stong pa'i bskal pa nyi shu}. [RY]