mahAkalpa
( mahākalpa , m. (= Skt. id. , Pali mahākappa), great kalpa : Mvy 8291 ; Dharmas 87 ; see s.v. kalpa 4. Acc. to PTSD , ‘when kappa stands by itself, a Mahākappa is understood’. In Pali it is said to be the most inclusive ( i.e. the longest) kind of kappa. For some Pali schemes of its relation to other kappas see PTSD and Childers ; for alleged northern Buddhist schemes see LaVallée Poussin, AbhidhK , references in Index. In works here included I have noted no precise definition.)