KALPA

Etymology

Noun

kalpa (plural kalpas)

(Hinduism, Buddhism) A period of 4.32 billion years (1000 yugas).

Anagrams

• Palka, klapa, palak

Source: Wiktionary


Kal"pa, n. Etym: [Skr.] (Hind. Myth.)

Definition: One of the Brahmanic eons, a period of 4,320,000,000 years. At the end of each Kalpa the world is annihilated.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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