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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
An age within the repeating Hindu cycle of four ages.
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Paper 1
Revise: Matter and CosmologyWithin cyclical time, many Hindus describe four ages, or yugas, in a repeating sequence. Together, they traditionally total 4,320,000 years. Each successive age is shorter and more corrupt than the one before it.
Paper 3
An age within the repeating cycle of four cosmic ages.
Revise: CosmologyThe four yugas follow the order Satya, Treta, Dvapara and Kali. In the traditional account explained alongside Bhagavad Gita 8.17, righteousness declines through these ages, and each successive age is shorter.
Give the four yugas in order and connect them with declining righteousness and eventual renewal.
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