Asankheya

Asankheya

An asaṃkhyeya (Sanskrit: असंख्येय) is a Hindu/Buddhist name for the number 10140, or alternatively for the number 10 ( a ⋅ 2 b ) {\displaystyle 10^{(a\cdot 2^{b})}} as it is described in the Avatamsaka Sutra. The value of the number is different depending upon the translation. It is 10 ( 5 ⋅ 2 103 ) {\displaystyle 10^{(5\cdot 2^{103})}} in the translation of Buddhabhadra, 10 ( 7 ⋅ 2 103 ) {\displaystyle 10^{(7\cdot 2^{103})}} in that of Shikshananda and 10 ( 10 ⋅ 2 104 ) {\displaystyle 10^{(10\cdot 2^{104})}} in that of Thomas Cleary, who may have made an error in calculation. In these religious traditions, the word has the meaning of 'incalculable'.

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