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¡Ñ»  gapL
pronunciation guide
Phonemic Thai¡Ñº
IPAkàp
Royal Thai General Systemkap

 [noun, loanword, Pali]
definition
kalp, or eon, a vast period of time, the period of time between creation and recreation of the world and universe. It is given in Hindu chronology as 4,320,000,000 years

notesSome have said one ¡Ñ»  equals about 3.3 × 1030 years (or, to be exact: 3,276,800,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 years!)
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example
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naanM napH gapL gan[p]M phootH thanM daawnM
a period of time as vast as one Kalp or as the period between the death of one Buddha and the birth/appearance of another

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