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A '''dark kalpa''' is a [[kalpa]] during which no perfect [[Buddha]] appears to teach [[sentient beings]]. A kalpa during which a buddha does appear is called a 'bright kalpa'. | A '''dark kalpa''' (Tib. བསྐལ་པ་ངན་པ, [[Wyl.]] ''bskal pa ngan pa'') is a [[kalpa]] during which no perfect [[Buddha]] appears to teach [[sentient beings]]. A kalpa during which a buddha does appear is called a '[[bright kalpa]]'. | ||
==Alternative Translations== | |||
*An evil aeon (Rangjung Yeshe) | |||
*A dark age (Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche) | |||
==Further Reading== | |||
*[[Patrul Rinpoche]], ''[[The Words of My Perfect Teacher]]'' (Boston: Shambhala, Revised edition, 1998), pages 25-26. | |||
[[Category:Abhidharma]] | [[Category:Abhidharma]] | ||
[[Category:Cosmology]] | [[Category:Cosmology]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:33, 7 October 2021
A dark kalpa (Tib. བསྐལ་པ་ངན་པ, Wyl. bskal pa ngan pa) is a kalpa during which no perfect Buddha appears to teach sentient beings. A kalpa during which a buddha does appear is called a 'bright kalpa'.
Alternative Translations
- An evil aeon (Rangjung Yeshe)
- A dark age (Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche)
Further Reading
- Patrul Rinpoche, The Words of My Perfect Teacher (Boston: Shambhala, Revised edition, 1998), pages 25-26.