Look up: kalpa

1. Kalpa
   Kal'pa noun [ Sanskrit ] (Hind. Myth.) One of the Brahmanic eons, a period of 4,320,000,000 years. At the end of each Kalpa the world is annihilated.
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2. kalpa
   One of the Brahmanic eons, a period of 4,320,000,000 years. at the end of each Kalpa the world is annihilated. ... Origin: Skr. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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3. Kalpa
   • (n.) One of the Brahmanic eons, a period of 4,320,000,000 years. At the end of each Kalpa the world is annihilated.
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4. kalpa
   (from the article `Jainism`) ...age, stature, and happiness, while in the descending arc (avasarpini) they deteriorate. The two cycles joined together make one rotation of the ... ...of Neo-Confucianism. Moreover, Shao brought into Confucianism the Buddhist idea that history consists of series of repeating cycles. These cycles, ... [...
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5. kalpa
   (from the article `Hinduism`) ...600 ), (5) jyotisa (luminaries), a system of astronomy and astrology used to determine the right times for rituals, and (6) kalpa (mode of ...
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6. KalPa
   The `Kalevan Pallo (KalPa)` is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They play in Kuopio, Finland at the Niiralan monttu. Team history: Established in 1929, the full name of the company that runs the representative team is KalPa Hockey Oy. The majority of the company is owned by NHL players Sam...
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7. Kalpa
   (Vedanga) `Kalpa` is one of the six disciplines of Vedanga, treating ritual. Tradition does not single out any special work in this branch of the Vedanga; but sacrificial practice gave rise to a large number of systematic sutras for the several date=February 2010-->(1) the `Śrautasūt...
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8. Kalpa
   (aeon) `Kalpa` is a Sanskrit word (कल्प kalpa) meaning an aeon, or a long period of time in Hindu and Buddhist cosmology. The concept is first mentioned in the Mahabharata. The definition of a kalpa equalling 4.32 billion years is found in the Puranas (speci...
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