Is there a defined counting system in Pali?

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Are there any equivalent numbers which can be written in Hindu-Arabic numerals for numbers used in Pali

I found one here by Googling for "pali numerals": Pali Numbers - Ancient Buddhist Texts

This is a list of commonly found Pāḷi numbers which occur in the literature.

What is the time period mentioned in ‘‘Sataṃ sahassānaṃ nirabbudānaṃ, Chattiṃsatīṃ pañca ca abbudāni"

The reference I cited above says,

1 + 63 zeros: nirabbutaṁ

Ven. Sugato's translation of that sutta says,

For more than two quinquadecillion years,
Sataṃ sahassānaṃ nirabbudānaṃ,

and another five quattuordecillion years,
Chattiṃsatī pañca ca abbudāni;

I don't know if those are the same numbers; I can't count that high in English!

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