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==Alternative Translations== | ==Alternative Translations== | ||
*An evil aeon (Rangjung Yeshe) | *An evil aeon (Rangjung Yeshe) | ||
*A dark age (Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche) | |||
==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||
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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.