Lak Mueang within Tai folk religion and Chitragupta in Hinduism. Jainism In Jainism, Kāla (Time) is infinite and is explained in two different ways: The measure of duration, known in the form of hours, days, like that. The cause of the continuity of function of things. However Jainism recognizes a very small measurement of time known as samaya which is an infinitely small part of a second. There are cycles (kalachakras) in it. Each cycle having two eras of equal duration described as the avasarpini and the utsarpini. See also Kalachakra Mahakala Father Time References Sources Sanskrit words and phrases Time and fate gods Hindu philosophical concepts Asura Death gods