three kalpas [三劫] ( san-kō): The past Glorious Kalpa, the present Wise Kalpa, and the future Constellation Kalpa. The Names of Three Thousand Buddhas Sutra says that in each of these kalpas a thousand Buddhas appear, and lists the names of these three thousand Buddhas. See also Constellation Kalpa; Glorious Kalpa; Wise Kalpa.