Bright kalpa

A bright kalpa (Tib. སྒྲོན་མེའི་བསྐལ་པ་, Wyl. sgron me’i bskal pa) is a kalpa during which a Buddha appears and teaches sentient beings. A kalpa during which a Buddha does not appear is called a dark kalpa.

Alternative Translations

• An illuminated age (Rangjung Yeshe)

Further Reading

• Patrul Rinpoche, The Words of My Perfect Teacher (Boston: Shambhala, Revised edition, 1998), pages 25-26.