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Kaliyuga

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/ ˌkɑːlɪˈjuːɡə /

noun

  1. (in Hindu mythology) the fourth (present) age of the world, characterized by total decadence

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

The Kaliyuga is 1354 B. C., or 1400 if you like, but not a day older.

From Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities by Müller, F. Max (Friedrich Max)

The Kaliyuga is a new world, just as much as Teutonic Christendom, but no more.

From Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities by Müller, F. Max (Friedrich Max)

These are the Kaliyuga, Vikrama, and Śaka eras.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various

The Kaliyuga era is the principal astronomical reckoning of the Hindus.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various

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