Second Antarakalpa: 1 definition
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Second Antarakalpa means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: WikiPedia: BuddhismAt the end of the war, the survivors will emerge from their hiding places and repent their evil habits. As they begin to do good, their lifespan increases, and the health and welfare of the human race will also increase with it. After a long time, the descendants of those with a 10-year lifespan will live for 80,000 years, and at that time there will be a cakravartin king named Sankha. During his reign, the current bodhisattva in the Tusita heaven will descend and be reborn under the name of Ajita. He will enter the life of a sramana and will gain perfect enlightenment as a Buddha; and he will then be known by the name of Maitreya (Pali: Metteyya).
After Maitreyas time, the world will again worsen, and the lifespan will gradually decrease from 80,000 years to 10 years again, each antarakalpa being separated from the next by devastating war, with peaks of high civilization and morality in the middle. After the 19th antarakalpa, the lifespan will increase to 80,000 and then not decrease, because the Vivartasthayikalpa will have come to an end.
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