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([[bskal pa]], Skt. [[Kalpa]]). 1) World-age, period, cosmic cycle. 2) Cosmic period. 3) There are small aeons, intermediate aeons and big aeons. An intermediate aeon consists of two small aeons, and a big aeon consists of 80 intermediate aeons. 4) Aeon of Strife ([[rtsod dus]]) [RY]<br>
 
*Aeon,– [[bskal pa]], Skt. [[kalpa]], world age, cosmic cycle. A [[great kalpa]] corresponds to a cycle of formation and destruction of a universe, and is divided into [[eighty intermediate kalpas]]. An [[intermediate kalpa]] is composed of one [[small kalpa]] during which lifespan etc. increases and one small kalpa during which it decreases. [AJP] from The Great Image ISBN 1-59030-069-6
 
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(bskal pa, Skt. Kalpa). 1) World-age, period, cosmic cycle. 2) Cosmic period. 3) There are small aeons, intermediate aeons and big aeons. An intermediate aeon consists of two small aeons, and a big aeon consists of 80 intermediate aeons. 4) Aeon of Strife (rtsod dus) [RY]