Is Kali Yuga a Buddhist teaching?

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Dream_on
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Re: Is Kali Yuga a Buddhist teaching?

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Boomerang wrote: Tue Aug 23, 2022 5:45 am I see people on this forum mention Kali Yuga sometimes. I thought Kali Yuga was a Hindu teaching, whereas Buddhists would talk about the age of dharma decline or mappo. Is Kali Yuga not merely a Hindu teaching but a pan-Indian belief?
- Kali Yuga is a concept of time. It is also real time.

- There is a similier word in buddhist teaching too.
Time and real (experiensed) time ak.. Subjectiv time?

Kalpa och Kala.. The names in sanskrit..

/magnus L.
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Re: Is Kali Yuga a Buddhist teaching?

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Wow! Ten versions.
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Here is part of the discussion about the disappearance of the Good Law in Etienne Lamotte: History of Indian Buddhism

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"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Sarvē mānavāḥ svatantrāḥ samutpannāḥ vartantē api ca, gauravadr̥śā adhikāradr̥śā ca samānāḥ ēva vartantē. Ētē sarvē cētanā-tarka-śaktibhyāṁ susampannāḥ santi. Api ca, sarvē’pi bandhutva-bhāvanayā parasparaṁ vyavaharantu."
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1. (in english and sanskrit)
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