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kalpa

/kɑːlpə/ noun · British & US
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What does kalpa mean?

noun

A period of time in Hindu and Buddhist cosmology, equivalent to 4.32 billion years. In Hindu mythology, a kalpa is a day of Brahma, the creator god.

Example

"The kalpa of creation was said to have begun with the emergence of the universe from a cosmic egg."

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