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'''Kalpa''' | '''Kalpa''' (Skt.; [[Wyl.]]'' bskal pa'') — an aeon, a vast period of time related to the different phases of a great universe (or [[trichiliocosm]]), according to [[Abhidharma]] literature. | ||
A '''great kalpa''' (Skt. | A '''great kalpa''' (Skt. ''mahākalpa''; Wyl. ''bskal chen'') is the period of time during which the universe passes through the four periods (or '''medium kalpas''') of | ||
#formation (Wyl. ''chags pa'i bskal pa''), | #formation (Wyl. ''chags pa'i bskal pa''), | ||
#duration (Wyl. ''gnas pa'i bskal pa''), | #duration (Wyl. ''gnas pa'i bskal pa''), | ||
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#voidness (Wyl. ''stong pa'i bskalpa''). | #voidness (Wyl. ''stong pa'i bskalpa''). | ||
Each of these four periods is made up of twenty '''[[intermediate kalpa]]s''', which are also sometimes subdivided into periods of increase and decrease (of the merit and life-span of beings living during that period). | Each of these four periods is made up of twenty '''[[intermediate kalpa]]s''', which are also sometimes subdivided into periods of increase and decrease (of the [[merit]] and life-span of beings living during that period). | ||
[[Category:Key Terms]] | [[Category:Key Terms]] | ||
[[Category:Abhidharma]] | [[Category:Abhidharma]] | ||
[[Category:Cosmology]] | |||
Revision as of 13:02, 3 July 2009
Kalpa (Skt.; Wyl. bskal pa) — an aeon, a vast period of time related to the different phases of a great universe (or trichiliocosm), according to Abhidharma literature.
A great kalpa (Skt. mahākalpa; Wyl. bskal chen) is the period of time during which the universe passes through the four periods (or medium kalpas) of
- formation (Wyl. chags pa'i bskal pa),
- duration (Wyl. gnas pa'i bskal pa),
- destruction (Wyl. 'jig pa'i bskalpa) and
- voidness (Wyl. stong pa'i bskalpa).
Each of these four periods is made up of twenty intermediate kalpas, which are also sometimes subdivided into periods of increase and decrease (of the merit and life-span of beings living during that period).