Bright kalpa
A bright kalpa (Tib. སྒྲོན་མེའི་བསྐལ་པ་, Wyl. sgron me’i bskal pa) is a kalpa during which a Buddha appears and teaches sentient beings. A kalpa during which a Buddha does not appear is called a dark kalpa.
Alternative Translations
- An illuminated age (Rangjung Yeshe)
- Age of light (Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche)
Further Reading
- Patrul Rinpoche, The Words of My Perfect Teacher (Boston: Shambhala, Revised edition, 1998), pages 25-26.