Mahayuga
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Mahayuga is a complete cycle of four Hindu cosmic ages (yugas) that together represent a full epoch in traditional Indian cosmology.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hindu Yuga cycles | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu cosmological time unit
ⓘ
cycle of yugas ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Chaturyuga
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Mahāyuga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Brahma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beginsWith | Satya Yuga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| comprisesNumberOfYugas | 4 ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Mahabharata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manusmriti NERFINISHED ⓘ Puranas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| durationOfDvaparaYugaDivineYears | 2400 ⓘ |
| durationOfDvaparaYugaHumanYears | 864000 ⓘ |
| durationOfKaliYugaDivineYears | 1200 ⓘ |
| durationOfKaliYugaHumanYears | 432000 ⓘ |
| durationOfSatyaYugaDivineYears | 4800 ⓘ |
| durationOfSatyaYugaHumanYears | 1728000 ⓘ |
| durationOfTretaYugaDivineYears | 3600 ⓘ |
| durationOfTretaYugaHumanYears | 1296000 ⓘ |
| endsWith | Kali Yuga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymologyFrom |
maha (great)
ⓘ
yuga (age) ⓘ |
| follows | previous Mahayuga ⓘ |
| hasConceptOf |
cosmic evolution and decline
ⓘ
cyclical time ⓘ |
| hasMoralPattern | gradual decline of righteousness across yugas ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Dvapara Yuga
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ⓘ
Kali Yuga NERFINISHED ⓘ Satya Yuga NERFINISHED ⓘ Treta Yuga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later Indian cosmological theories ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| measuredIn |
divine years
ⓘ
human years ⓘ |
| numberOfMahayugasInKalpa | 1000 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hindu concept of time
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Hindu cosmology NERFINISHED ⓘ Kalpa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | another Mahayuga ⓘ |
| repeatsIn | Kalpa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes | complete cycle of dharma ⓘ |
| totalDurationDivineYears | 12000 ⓘ |
| totalDurationHumanYears | 4320000 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
calculating vast time scales
ⓘ
structuring cosmic history ⓘ |
| usedIn | Hindu calendar of cosmic cycles ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hindu Yuga cycles