How old is the Vedic Civilization?

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According to the Vedic tradition there are 4 yuga cycles.

Krita Yuga = 1,728,000 years

Treta Yuga = 1,296,000 years

Dwapara Yuga = 864,000 years

Kali Yuga = 432,000 years

1 Chatur Yuga = Krita + Treta + Dwapara + Kali =  4320000 years

71 Chatur yugas = 1 Manvantara = 306720000 years. Manvantaras are age of a Manu.  Each Manvantara is created and ruled by a specific Manu who is appointed by Lord Brahma. 14 Manvantaras = 1 Kalpa ( 1 day of Brahma)

360 Kalpas = 1 Brahma Varsha

100 Brahma Varsha = 1 life span of Brahma; after this we get a new Brahma.

There are 14 Manus in total and according to the Vedas, we are in the time period of the 7^th Manu.  We are in the 28^th chatur yuga of the 7 th Manu. Let us add up to see the total number of years that have elapsed during this period of creation. At present roughly 5000 years of Kali Yuga have elapsed;  this means the Vedic civilization has seen 3893000 years of the current Chatur Yuga.  In total  civilizations have been in existence in this Manvantara for another 27 Chatur Yuga. The total number of years comes to 116640000 + 3893000 years = 120533000 years in this Manvantara alone.  This total number of years may seem fantastical. It is definitely very hard to believe that human civilizations could have been in existence for such a long period of time especially when archaeological research speaks of civilizations to have come into existence a few thousand years ago.  My next post will explore some facts to show that it is quite possible for human civilizations to have been in existence for millions of years.

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