- 三祗百劫
- (三祗百大劫) The period necessary for a bodhisattva to become a Buddha, i.e. three (sa) asaṃkhyeyas 阿僧祗 to attain the 六度, and 100 kalpas to acquire the thirty-two 相 or characteristic marks of a Buddha; cf. 三阿.
Chinese Buddhist terms dictionary (Chinese-English). William Edward Soothil and Lewis Hodous. 2006.