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A '''dark kalpa''' (Tib. བསྐལ་པ་ངན་པ, Wyl. ''bskal pa ngan pa'') is a [[kalpa]] during which no perfect [[Buddha]] appears to teach [[sentient beings]]. A kalpa during which a buddha does appear is called a 'bright kalpa'.

==Further Reading==
*[[Patrul Rinpoche]], ''[[The Words of My Perfect Teacher]]'' (Boston: Shambhala, Revised edition, 1998), pages 25-26.

[[Category:Abhidharma]]
[[Category:Cosmology]]