mahayuga (In Hindu cosmology

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• Hindu units of measurement — Vedic and Puranic units of time span from the Paramáńu (about 17 microseconds) to the mahamanvantara (311.04 trillion years). Hindu theology considers the creation and destruction of the universe a cyclic process. Contents 1 Introduction 2 Time 2 …   Wikipedia

• Patala — For the town in India, see Patala, Uttar Pradesh. Nagas are believed to live in the lowest realm of Patala, called Naga loka. In Hindu cosmology, Patala or Patal (Sanskrit: पाताल, Pātāla) denotes the seven lower r …   Wikipedia

• Yuga — /yoog euh/, n. Hinduism. 1. an age of time. 2. any of four ages, the Satya, the Treta, the Dvapara, and the Kali, each worse than the last, forming a cycle due to begin again when the Kali has come to an end. [1775 85; < Skt] * * * Unit of the… …   Universalium

• Yuga —    In Hindu cosmology a Yuga, or “Age,” is the smallest unit of cosmological time. Four Yugas make up one MAHAYUGA, or Great Age: the Golden Age (KRITA, or Satya, YUGA), the Silver Age (TRETA YUGA), the Bronze Age (DVAPARA YUGA), and the Iron Age …   Encyclopedia of Hinduism

• Pralaya — Pralaya, in Hindu cosmology, is an aeonic term which specifies different periods of time during which non activity situation persists, as per different formats or contexts. In the Samkhya philosophy, one of the six schools of classical Indian… …   Wikipedia

• Hinduism — /hin dooh iz euhm/, n. the common religion of India, based upon the religion of the original Aryan settlers as expounded and evolved in the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, etc., having an extremely diversified character with many… …   Universalium

• Dvapara Yuga — An article related to Hinduism …   Wikipedia

• Aryabhata — For other uses, see Aryabhata (disambiguation). Āryabhaṭa Statue of Aryabhata on the grounds of IUCAA, Pune. As there is no known information regarding his appearance, any image of Aryabhata originates from an artist s conception. Born 476 …   Wikipedia

• Manvantara — in Hindu units of time measurement, on a logarithmic scale …   Wikipedia

• Kalpa (time unit) — A kalpa is a Sanskrit word meaning an aeon, or a long period of time in Hindu (cf. Hindu Time Cycles ) and Buddhist cosmology.There is a mention of the word kalpa in the earliest Hindu religious texts. It also occurs in Buddhist texts.HinduismIn… …   Wikipedia

• Āryabhaṭīya — or Āryabhaṭīyaṃ, a Sanskrit astronomical treatise, is the magnum opus and only extant work of the 5th century Indian mathematician, Āryabhaṭa. Contents 1 Structure and style 2 Contents 3 Significance …   Wikipedia