Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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"Kalpa" | India | A day and night of Brahma, a period of 4,320,000,000 solar-sidereal years. Some say there are an infinity of Kalpas, others limit the number to thirty. A Great Kalpa is a life of Brahma; the whole duration of time from the creation to the destruction of the world. |
"Kalpa-Tarou" | Indian | A tree in Indian mythology from which might be gathered whatever a person desired. This tree is "the tree of the imagination." |