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 Kali Yuga - definition of Kali Yuga in Encyclopedia
Kali Yuga began at the midnight beginning of 18 February 3102 BC arccording to the Surya Siddhanta, which is an astronomical treatise that forms the basis of all Hindu and Buddhist calendars.
Kali Yuga is the last of four Yugas; upon its conclusion, the world will 'reboot' into a new Satya Yuga (Golden Age.) This involves the end of the world as we know it and the return of Earth to a state of paradise.
Kali Yuga is also the title of a book by Roland Charles Wagner.
http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Kali_Yuga   (207 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Kali Yuga
Kali Yuga began at midnight (00:00) on 18 February 3102 BCE according to the Surya Siddhanta, which is an astronomical treatise that forms the basis of all Hindu and Buddhist calendars.
Kali Yuga is the last of 4 Yugas; upon it's conclusion, the world will "reboot" into a new Satya Yuga[?] (Golden Age.) This involves the end of the world as we know it and the return of the earth to a state of paradise.
According to Hindu scripture, Kali Yuga (the Age of Kali) began at the end of Krishna's bodily lifespan near the end of the 15th century BC and will last exactly 432,000 years - placing its conclusion near the middle of the 431st millennium AD.
http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Kali-Yuga   (919 words)

  
 Avatar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hence it is not at all possible for Hinduism to accept Buddha as one of its avatars.
The Maha Avatara (Great Avatars) of Vishnu are usually said to be ten and this is popularly known as the Dasavatara (dasa (dasha) in Sanskrit means ten).
The next three avatars appeared in the Treta Yuga, the eighth incarnation in the Dwapar Yuga and the ninth in the Kali Yuga.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar   (2416 words)

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