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yugaUnit of the cosmic cycle in Hindu cosmology. Each yuga is progressively shorter than the preceding one, corresponding to a decline in the moral and physical state of humanity. Four such yugas make up a mahayuga; 2,000 mahayugas make up the basic cosmic cycle, the kalpa. The first yuga was an age of perfection that lasted 1,728,000 years. The fourth and most degenerate yuga began in 3102 BC and will last 432,000 years. At the close of this yuga, the world will be destroyed, to be recreated after a period of quiescence as the cycle resumes. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| According to Vedic thought, we are arriving at the fourth and final stage of life on earth, called Kali Yuga (darkness time). For example, the western, main causeway to the temple, whose layout appears linked to solsticial alignments, is further assessed through the yuga cycle, a mythical structure central to Hindu thought. Truly the Kali Yuga seemed at hand, and, as with the last fin de siecle, there was a revival of occultism. |
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