Jain time cycle

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf concept
Jain cosmology concept
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Kaalchakra
gptkbp:AvasarpiniMeans descending half-cycle
gptkbp:currentAra fifth ara (Dukham)
gptkbp:currentHalfCycle gptkb:Avasarpini
gptkbp:describes the cyclical nature of time in Jainism
gptkbp:dividedInto gptkb:Avasarpini
gptkb:Utsarpini
gptkbp:eachHalfCycleDividedInto six aras
gptkbp:eachHalfCycleDuration infinite years
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Jain_scriptures
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jain time cycle
gptkbp:influenced Jain philosophy of history
gptkbp:relatedTo Hindu mythology
gptkbp:sixArasAre Sukhama
Sukhama-dukham
Sukhama-sukhama
Dukham
Dukham-dukham
Dukham-sukhama
gptkbp:symbolizes eternal recurrence
gptkbp:teaches impermanence of worldly conditions
gptkbp:UtsarpiniMeans ascending half-cycle
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Utsarpini
gptkb:Utsarpini_(ascending_half-cycle)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6