The Sanskrit term Kalpāvaśeṣa can be transliterated into English as Kalpavasesa or Kalpavashesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

Kalpāvaśeṣa (कल्पावशेष) refers to the “remainder of a Kalpa (aeon)” [?], according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, as Gaganagañja said to Ratnapāṇi: “Son of good family, this is a brief explanation of all dharmas. If I explain the dharmas in more than one word or more than two words, the true state of the dharmas would never be exhausted to an aeon or more than an aeon (kalpāvaśeṣa—kalpaṃ vā kalpāvaśeṣaṃ vā), but my eloquence also will not be exhausted. [...]”.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

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Partial matches: Avasesa, Kalpa.

Starts with: Kalpavashesham.

Full-text: Avasesa, Kalpavashesham.

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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)

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