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- noun In
Hindu theology, anepoch orera within a cycle of four ages: the Satya Yuga (or Krita Yuga), the the Dvapara Yuga, the Treta Yugaand finally theKali Yuga , with incremental lengths ranging from 432,000 to 1,728,000 years.
Etymologies
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It did not belong to this "yuga" or epoch on the Hindu time scale just as the monk had claimed.
Startling CIA findings on Longevity & Hindu Spiriualism: Sure to Make you feel Thrilled Paulina 2009
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It is the story of a great war that terminated one yuga and began another.
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And since each “year” equals 360 earth years, one yuga cycle equals 4.32 million years while a thousand yuga cycles total 4.32 billion years, summing up the Day of Brahma.
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The Bhagavata Purana says that men and women have lived on earth for a vast period of time called the Day of Brahma, which is composed of a thousand yuga cycles.
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With a halo of smoke and flame behind, the forest fires of the kali-yuga, fires caused by the stupidity of those who think things can be gained and lost whereas in truth all is contained vast and free in the Blue Sky and Green Earth of One Mind;
gary snyder | smokey the bear sutra « poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground 2008
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The present yuga-dharma naturally has its own hegemony dictating “Standards of Validity of Truth/Reality/Objectivity” But, these are decidedly inadequate.
The Valley of the False Glimmer Tusar N Mohapatra 2009
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The present yuga-dharma naturally has its own hegemony dictating “Standards of Validity of Truth/Reality/Objectivity” But, these are decidedly inadequate.
Archive 2009-09-01 Tusar N Mohapatra 2009
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That is to say, it belonged to a period called the Dwapara yuga, making it the oldest human artifact in existence.
Startling CIA findings on Longevity & Hindu Spiriualism: Sure to Make you feel Thrilled Paulina 2009
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Only possible in this You Tube yuga … Enjoyed every minute ..
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We are also nearing the end of the Era of Iron Kaly yuga, which has lasted the past two thousand years.
Decoding Your Destiny Ph.D. Carmen Harra 2006
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