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yuga  Term Image (yuga) Script Image
(Language:  Sanskrit)
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Short Description: Age; referring to the four ages of Hindu cosmology.
Long Description: Age; Hindu cosmology distinguishes four ages: Kṛta (or Satya) Yuga, Tretā Yuga, Dvāpara Yuga, and Kali Yuga, which correspond approximately to the Golden, Silver, Bronze and Iron Ages of Greco-Roman mythology; according to Hindu cosmology humanity is presently situated in the Kali Yuga, the "dark age" of strife.
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Source(s): The Essential Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, by Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, edited by Dr. Rama P. Coomaraswamy
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Provided By: Dictionary of Spiritual Terms