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yuga

yuga

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One of four ages in Hindu belief that repeat over time
  • noun
  • /ˈjuːɡə/
  • Specialized
: yuga
  • There are further cycles of creation and partial destruction that go on as per time periods called yugas.
  • Kali yuga
  • yuga or age

Examples

  • Different rules apply in Kali Yuga.

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  • Mahaprabhu is the source of all incarnations in Kali-yuga and the savior of all souls.

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  • We're supposedly in the Kali Yuga right now, the end of a 6,000-year cycle where society degrades into violence and filth before renewing itself.

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  • In Hindu philosophy, the current age is known as Kali Yuga, often described as the age of darkness.

  • According to the Hindu belief system, each cycle consists of four ages, including the Satya Yuga and the Kali Yuga.

  • Many scholars discuss the characteristics of each Yuga and how they influence the spiritual development of humanity.

Compounds

Maha-Yuga
  • Literature
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A long cycle of four ages called yugas lasting 4.32 million years

Surface Forms

yuga singular
yugas plural

Etymology

The word yuga comes from the old Sanskrit root yuj meaning 'to join' or 'to yoke', like the English word yoke. So a yuga is an 'age' or long joined period in a cycle of world history.