kalpa


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kalpa

(ˈkælpə) or

calpa

n
(Hinduism) (in Hindu cosmology) a period in which the universe experiences a cycle of creation and destruction
[C18: Sanskrit]
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By the time he had smoothed and polished the staff Kalpa was no longer the pole-star; and ere he had put on the ferule and the head adorned with precious stones, Brahma had awoke and slumbered many times.
"I have never missed an opportunity to vote," Negi told reporters in Kalpa, some 275km from the state capital Shimla.
The centenarian was among the early voters in Kalpa village of Himachal Pradesh, where voting began at 7 am.
That probably won't happen, but Kalpa is truly the culmination of all Aurvedic knowledge and therapies.
Kalpa Bhadra Buddhist Centre has been established in Craig-Y Don, Llandudno, for over seven years and is a growing spiritual community.
A spectacle awaits at Kalpa, a destination 14 km ahead of Reckong Peo and 220 km from Shimla.
Accredited optometrist at Vision Express, Kalpa Shah (pictured), who practises at the company's Enfield Church Street branch, added: "l am excited about the scheme which is progressing well at the moment.
Kalpa Lad, business development manager said: "They really enjoyed themselves from start to finish.
For 2009, Parmigiani has created a limited edition of its Kalpa XL and Grande models with a graphic signature designed to echo the musical theme of this year's Montreux festival posters.
In Kalpa Imperial an imaginary world is described through a series of short stories told by a "storyteller." This nameless narrator is the one constant force through the book, occasionally lapsing into personal asides but mostly presenting the stories with a fablelike authority.
Matthews has also been using an Internet-based program for managing the professional growth of Troy's faculty, a process that has become more daunting under the new NCLB definitions of "high quality teachers" and "high quality teacher development." The new software, called The KALPA Professional Development Manager, lets teachers plan their own professional development and lets administrators monitor them--all without the long paper trails of the past.