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								        | kalpa  (kalpa) |   |  
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											        | Short Description: | One of the six Vedangas; it is usually referred to as a "manual of rituals". |  
													| Long Description: | One of the six Vedāngas; it is usually referred to as a "manual of rituals". In the Hindu reckoning of time a kalpa is one-seventh of the life-span of Brahmā |  
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													| Related Terms: | Vedanga |  |  |  |  |