Shunyakalpa, Śūnyakalpa, Shunya-kalpa: 2 definitions

Introduction:

Shunyakalpa means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.

The Sanskrit term Śūnyakalpa can be transliterated into English as Sunyakalpa or Shunyakalpa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

General definition (in Buddhism)

[«previous next»] — Shunyakalpa in Buddhism glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha

Śūnyakalpa (शून्यकल्प) refers to an “empty aeon” and represents one of the “four aeons” (kalpa) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 87). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., śūnya-kalpa). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Shunyakalpa in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Śūnyakalpa (शून्यकल्प).—m. (= Pali suññakappa according to Childers), an ‘empty’ kalpa, in which no Buddha appears: Dharmasaṃgraha 87.

context information

Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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