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Yuga (other)
Yuga is an age of time in Hinduism. Yuga may also refer to: People *El Lindaman (born 1995), Japanese professional wrestler, also called Yuga Hayashi *, Japanese handball player *, Japanese racing driver *, Japanese jockey *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese former otokoyaku Characters *Yuga Khan, a character in the series DC Comics Film *Yuga (2006 film), ''Yuga'' (2006 film), an Indian Tamil-language film *Yuga (2007 film), ''Yuga'' (2007 film), an Indian Kannada-language film *Yuga Purusha, an Indian 1989 Kannada-language film *Yuga Purushudu, a 1978 Indian Telugu-language action film *Yuga Yugagale Saagali, a 2008 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film Other Uses *Yuga Cycle, a cyclic age (epoch) in Hindu cosmology *Yuga Purana, Sanskrit text and the last chapter of a Jyotisha * A nickname for Yugoslavia See also *Yug (other) *Kalyug (other) *Pudhu Yugam (other) *Yugam (film), ''Yugam'' (film), 2012 Indian Tamil-language film {{disambigu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuga
A ''yuga'', in Hinduism, is generally used to indicate an age of time. In the ''Rigveda'', a ''yuga'' refers to generations, a period of time (whether long or short), or a yoke (joining of two things). In the ''Mahabharata'', the words ''yuga'' and ''kalpa'' (a day of Brahma) are used interchangeably to describe the cycle of creation and destruction. In post-Vedic texts, the words "''yuga''" and "age" commonly denote a (pronounced ''chatur yuga''), a cycle of four world ages—for example, in the ''Surya Siddhanta'' and ''Bhagavad Gita'' (part of the ''Mahabharata'')—unless expressly limited by the name of one of its minor ages: '' Krita (Satya) Yuga'', ''Treta Yuga'', ''Dvapara Yuga'', or '' Kali Yuga''. The term "''yuga''" can represent the number 4. In early Indian astronomy, it referred to a five-year cycle starting with the conjunction of the sun and moon in the autumnal equinox. Etymology ''Yuga'' () means "a yoke" (joining of two things), "generations", or "a peri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |