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Maha-Yuga

Maha-Yuga

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A long cycle of four ages called yugas lasting 4.32 million years
  • noun
  • Literature
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  • Many ancient Indian scriptures measure cosmic cycles in units of the Maha-Yuga.

Examples

  • According to Hindu texts, one Maha-Yuga consists of four successive yugas.

  • The duration of a Maha-Yuga is said to be 4.32 million years.

  • The Maha-Yuga lasts for millions of years.

  • What is the Maha-Yuga?

  • According to Hindu cosmology, the Maha-Yuga lasts for 4.32 million years and includes four distinct Yugas.

  • Many believe that we are currently in the Kali Yuga, the final stage of the Maha-Yuga.

  • The teachings of ancient scriptures discuss how each Maha-Yuga influences the spiritual evolution of humanity.

Synonyms

mahayuga
vsMaha-Yuga
  • Specialized
9.9

A very long time in Hindu belief made of four ages that add up to 4.32 million years

is the same concept but written without a hyphen and in lowercase

Surface Forms

Maha-Yuga singular
Maha-Yugas plural

Etymology

The word Maha-Yuga comes from Sanskrit parts maha meaning 'great' and yuga meaning 'age' or 'era', so it literally means a 'great age'. In Hindu tradition it names a very long cycle made of four ages, which is why Maha-Yuga refers to a cosmic period of millions of years.