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stong gsum gyi 'jig rten kham
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The Three Thousand World Realms. According to the Abhidharma tradition, the first thousand world system refers to one thousand world realms each containing the four continents, the sub-continents, the sun, the moon and the planets. A thousand times the first thousand world realms makes the second thousand world realm, known as the Intermediate World Realm ({stong bar ma'i 'jig rten gyi khams}). A thousand times the second thousand world realms makes the third thousand world realms known as the Great Thousand World of the Three Thousand ({stong sgum gyi stong chen po'i 'jig rten gyi khams}).
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