The name given to a whole world-system, there being countless such systems.

1solar system

circle, a sphere, esp. a mythical range of mountains supposed to encircle the world; pl worlds or spheres Ja.i.53, Ja.i.203; Ja.vi.330; Vism.205 (its extent), Vism.207, Vism.367, Vism.421; Dhs-a.297; …

…is divided. According to the Aṅguttara Nikāya, AN.i.227 AN.v.59 each cakkavāla (world-system) has an Aparagoyāna.

5continent

The eastern of the four continents which compose a Cakkavāla. AN.i.227 AN.v.59

5continent

…being its unshakeability. Snp.683 It is also called Meru or Sumeru, Hemameru and Mahāneru.

Each Cakkavāla has its own Sineru, AN.i.227 AN.v.59…

…AN.v.59 These four make up a Cakkavāla, with Mount Meru in their midst, a flat-world system. A cakkavattī’s rule extends over all these four…

consisting of 10, 000 (cakkavāḷas)

(~ī)n.

1. two thousand; of two thousand.
2. (according to commentaries) of a million (cakkavāḷas)

1. three thousand; numbering three thousand.
2. (1000 x 1000 x 1000) of a thousand million (cakkavāḷas?)

adjective too low, only in phrase cakkavāḷaṃ atisambādhaṃ Brahmaloko atinīcako the World is too narrow and Heaven too low (to comprehend the merit of a person, as sign of exceeding merit) Dhp-a.i.3 …

…are later distinguished: a cakkavāla-c˚ a universal king, or cāturanta-c˚ (ruling over four great continents Snp.p.106 Kp-a.227), a…

■ Instr. jātiyā (Snp.423) & jaccā (DN.ii.8; Ja.iii.395; Dhp.393); abl. jātiyā (SN.i.88) & jātito (by descent: DN.ii.8); loc. jātiyaṃ (Pv-a.10) & jātiyā (Pv-a.78).

1. birth, rebirth, possibility of …

…sphere; another name for cakkavāla. Dasa-sahassi-lokadhātu the system of the 10,000 worlds Vin.i.12; AN.i.227
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1. a mountain (-range), hill, rock SN.i.101 SN.i.102, SN.i.127, SN.i.137; SN.ii.32, SN.ii.185, SN.ii.190; AN.i.243; AN.ii.140; AN.iv.102 (dhūpāyati); Snp.413, Snp.417, Snp.543, Snp.958, Snp.1014; Mnd …

1. crowding, pressure, inconvenience from crowding, obstruction Vism.119 janasambādharahita free from crowding Mil.409 kiṭṭhasambādha crowding of corn, the time when the corn is growing thick MN.i.115 …

1. a wick SN.ii.86 = SN.iii.126 = SN.iv.213; Ja.i.243 (dīpa˚); Dhp-a.393; Thag-a.72 (Ap.v.45: nom. pl. vaṭṭīni); Mhvs.32, Mhvs.37 Mhvs.34, Mhvs.35.
2. enclosure, lining, film, skin Vism.258 (anta˚ e …