Kali Yuga
fourth of four yuga ages of a Yuga Cycle in Hindu cosmology
In Hinduism, Kali Yuga (Devanāgarī: कलियुग, lit. "Age of Kali", "age of vice"), is one of the four stages or yugas that the world goes through.[1] Traditionally, most Hindus believe that the Kali Yuga is 432,000 years long. Kali Yuga, in Punjabi known as Kalyug, is also recognized and stated in Sikhism.[2]
References
change- ↑ According to the Surya Siddhanta, Kali Yuga began at midnight (00:00) on 18 February 3102 BCE in the Julian calendar or 23 January 3102 BCE in the Gregorian calendar.
- ↑ "The Guru Nanak (founder of Sikhism) Prophecies". Archived from the original on 2007-10-06. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
Other websites
change- On the Golden period of 10,000 years in current Kali Yuga
- Future History of the World - description of the features of Kali Yuga
- Comparison of Hindu and Christian end-of-world prophecies
- Story of the Kali Yuga 'taking up residence' at beginning of the current age Archived 2016-03-07 at the Wayback Machine
- Kali Yuga and the Precession of the Equinoxes Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine