[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.2213 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.2213 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.2213 - **Language:** English ### [c5.2213](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2213) years, forming the period called a Mahā-yuga or Manwantara. Two thousand Mahā-yugas or 8,640,000,000 years make a Kalpa or night and a day of Brahmā. - [Previous: c5.2212](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2212) - [Next: c5.2214](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2214) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2213](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2213) · Pramāṇa