Treta Yuga
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Treta Yuga is the second of the four Hindu cosmic ages, known for the incarnations of Lord Vishnu such as Rama and for a gradual decline in human virtue compared to the preceding Satya Yuga.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu cosmological age
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Yuga ⓘ |
| associatedAvatar |
Parashurama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rama NERFINISHED ⓘ Vamana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
cosmic cycles
ⓘ
cyclical time ⓘ decline of dharma ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedEpic | Ramayana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition | Hindu cosmology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
emergence of social and moral complexity
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gradual decline in virtue ⓘ increase in ritualism ⓘ reduction in lifespan of humans ⓘ |
| comparedToSatyaYuga |
less austerity
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less compassion ⓘ less righteousness ⓘ less truthfulness ⓘ |
| cosmicFunction | phase of gradual decline from perfection ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole | prepares for further decline in Dvapara Yuga ⓘ |
| cycleRepetition | repeats in successive Mahayugas ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Bhagavata Purana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ Puranas NERFINISHED ⓘ Vishnu Purana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dharmaLegs | three ⓘ |
| etymology | Treta means three NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Dvapara Yuga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSequence | second of four Yugas ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| linkedMythologicalEvents |
Parashurama’s destruction of Kshatriyas
ⓘ
battle with Ravana ⓘ life of Rama ⓘ |
| moralQualityComparedToSatyaYuga | lower ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mahayuga
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
four Yuga cycle ⓘ |
| positionInCycle | second Yuga ⓘ |
| precededBy | Satya Yuga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativeDuration |
longer than Dvapara Yuga
ⓘ
shorter than Satya Yuga ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| sanskritName | Treta Yuga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | Devanagari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolicDharmaSupport | three legs of bull of dharma ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.