Manvantara
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Manvantara is a Hindu cosmological time cycle presided over by a specific Manu, during which a particular human race and set of divine beings exist before the next cycle begins.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu cosmological time cycle
ⓘ
time period in Hindu cosmology ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
cosmic dissolution and renewal
ⓘ
cyclical time ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Brahma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole | organizes cosmic history into epochs ruled by different Manus ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Bhagavata Purana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ Matsya Purana NERFINISHED ⓘ Puranas NERFINISHED ⓘ Vishnu Purana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endsWith | partial dissolution and transition to next Manvantara ⓘ |
| etymology | from Sanskrit 'Manu' and 'antara' meaning 'interval of Manu' ⓘ |
| follows | previous Manvantara ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
creation of a specific human race
ⓘ
governance by Indra of that period ⓘ presence of specific Saptarishis ⓘ |
| hasCycleType | repeating ⓘ |
| hasDefinition | a cosmological time cycle presided over by a specific Manu ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
each Manvantara has its own human race
ⓘ
each Manvantara has its own set of gods and divine beings ⓘ each Manvantara is ruled by a different Manu ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfManusPerKalpa | 14 ⓘ |
| hasSubPeriod |
Sandhya (junction period)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sandhyamsa (transition period) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalDuration | 71 Mahayugas ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| measuredIn | Mahayuga ⓘ |
| occursWithin | day of Brahma ⓘ |
| partOf | Kalpa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | next Manvantara ⓘ |
| presidedBy | Manu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| quantityPerKalpa | 14 ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Kalpa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mahayuga NERFINISHED ⓘ Pralaya NERFINISHED ⓘ Yuga ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| scope | humanity and gods of a given epoch ⓘ |
| tradition | Puranic cosmology ⓘ |
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