From Kalpas to Quantum Fluctuations: Cosmic Time in Indian Philosophy
Indian philosophy developed remarkably large and small scales of time, from Puranic kalpas lasting billions of years to the Buddhist doctrine of momentariness. When these ideas are compared with quantum fluctuations, relativity and modern cosmology, the most fascinating parallels emerge—not as predictions of modern physics, but as different approaches to humanity's oldest questions about time and the origin of the universe.
