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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'. | ||
==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'.
Further Reading
- Patrul Rinpoche, The Words of My Perfect Teacher (Boston: Shambhala, Revised edition, 1998), pages 25-26.