Dictionary Definition :
Definition[1]
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The three smallest things, i. e. an atom as the smallest particle of matter; a letter as the shortest possible name; a ksana, as the shortest period of time.
Source
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A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[2]
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指物質、名稱、時間等三種之極少。即:一極微為物質之極少,一字為諸名之極少,一剎那為時間之極少。〔俱舍論卷十二〕
Source
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佛光電子大辭典
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p637
Definition[3]
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(雜語)三種之極少者。如一極微為物質之極少,一字為名之極少,一剎那為時之極少。俱舍論十二曰:「極微字剎那色名時極少。」
Source
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丁福保《佛學大辭典》