In Brahma mythology, Brahma’s lifespan is described on a vast cosmic timescale.

 In Brahma mythology, Brahma’s lifespan is described on a vast cosmic timescale.


Here’s the traditional breakdown:


1 Mahayuga = 4.32 million human years


1 Day of Brahma (Kalpa) = 1,000 Mahayugas

= 4.32 billion human years


1 Night of Brahma = another 4.32 billion years



So:


1 full day + night of Brahma = 8.64 billion human years



Then:


1 Year of Brahma = 360 such days


Brahma lives for 100 Brahma years



That total comes to:


100 \times 360 \times 8.64\text{ billion years} = 311.04\text{ trillion human years}


So according to Hindu cosmology, Brahma’s full lifespan is:


311.04 trillion human years


At the end of Brahma’s life, the universe is said to dissolve in a great cosmic dissolution called Mahapralaya before creation begins again.

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