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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'.
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]]'.


==Alternative Translations==
==Alternative Translations==
*An evil aeon (Rangjung Yeshe)
*An evil aeon (Rangjung Yeshe)
*A dark age (Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche)


==Further Reading==
==Further Reading==

Latest revision as of 13:33, 7 October 2021

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'.

Alternative Translations

  • An evil aeon (Rangjung Yeshe)
  • A dark age (Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche)

Further Reading