Kaliyuga
Britishnoun
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We are, according to the ancient Vedic text, some 5,000, years into Kaliyuga, the final, corrupt age.
From Time Magazine Archive
Same as Calif. Kaliyuga, kal-i-yōō′ga, n. in Hindu mythology, the present age of the world, the fourth, characterised by universal degeneracy.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
As Kaliyuga commenced with Friday, the period of time above defined closed with Tuesday, as according to Suryasiddhanta a weekday is counted from midnight to midnight.
From Five Years of Theosophy by Various
And, for the same reason, this reckoning has often been called the Kaliyuga era of 3101 B.C.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
It will be convenient to treat the Kaliyuga first, though, in spite of having the greatest apparent antiquity, it is the latest of the three in respect of actual date of origin.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
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