چکیده:
The time in Hinduism is considered in a way different from that of Semitic religions. According to Hindu beliefs, the time is a complication of recurrent internal circles which repeat regularly, and the shortest of them is constituted of four periods which the last of them is called Kali Yuga. So, the Kali Yuga can be considered somehow as ‘the End of Time’ in Hinduism. The Hindu Scriptures have described Kali Yuga mostly with a character of prevailing of the bad over the good, and refer to appearance of a savior who will make the good prevail on the bad, and will provide a way to enter a new glorious period of time, which is the first period of the next regular circle. However, the fine examinations show that there is a slight discord between the texts, and such an unpleasant description of Kali Yuga comes from the especial situations during which the later Hindu texts were written. In this article, we will examine the concept of ‘circling time’ in Hindu beliefs and the descriptions of Kali Yuga in Hindu scriptures, and we will examine also the ideas which compare it with different periods of the history, especially with the period of time in which we live.
خلاصه ماشینی:
Hindu texts primarily describe Kali Yuga with the characteristic of the dominance of evil over good, and they refer to the emergence of a savior during that period who, by ultimately overcoming evil with good, will pave the way for humanity to enter a new era of progress and advancement, which is the initial stage of the next era of history.
However, more detailed research shows that there are some inconsistencies in the texts regarding this matter, and the introduction of Kali Yuga with unpleasant descriptions is mostly due to the specific conditions prevailing during the period when later Hindu texts were written.
In this article, while examining the concept of "cyclical time" in Hindu thought and the description of Kali Yuga in Hindu sacred texts, we will examine the views presented for applying it to different historical periods—especially the contemporary era.
According to the Mahabharata, human society in each period, in terms of religiosity and morality, has a specific condition 8 that is different from the others: in Krita Yuga (the Golden Age), in it, Dharma, meaning religion and ritual, is fully practiced, everyone is healthy and prosperous, and their knowledge and awareness are of an intuitive type.
2. An inscription belonging to the time of Parāntaka 10, a Pāṇḍya 11 king in Āṉamalai 12 in the Madura 13 region in Madras, which says: "When during the Kali Yuga, three thousand and eight centuries along with seventy and 1.
5. An inscription from Parakēsarivarman-Uttama-Chōḷa 15, a Choḷa king, in Uyyakkoṇḍāṉ-Tirumalai 16 in the Trichinopoly 17 region in Madras, which refers to the year 901 Śaka, and 0[8]40 of Kali Yuga 1.
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