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Decline of the Dharma

The Decline of the Dharma or Ages of the Dharma, refers to traditional Buddhist accounts of how the Buddhist religion and the Buddha's teaching (Dharma) is believed to decline throughout history. It constitutes a key aspect of Buddhist eschatology and provides a cyclical model of history, beginning with a virtuous age where spiritual practice is very…

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Ages of the Dharma

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Responses to the age of decline

Saviors of the degenerate age

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related to Sources · 112
Decline of the Dharma → After, Alawwe, Anura, Anōmadassi Thero, Archived, Asian Humanities Press, Asian Review, Asian Studies, Booklet, Brill, Buddha, Buddha's Nirvāṇa, Buddhism, Buddhist Prophecy, Buswell, Chappell, Chinese Buddhism, Chinese Religions, David Wellington, Death
related to Responses to the age of decline · 19
Decline of the Dharma → Buddhist, Chinese Pure Land, Daochuo, Dharma, Different, East Asian, Hōnen, In, Indo-Tibetan Buddhism, It, Jan Nattier, Japanese, Mark Blum, Nichiren, The, Theravada Buddhism, This, Vinaya, While
related to Three ages in East Asian Buddhism · 18
Decline of the Dharma → Age, At, Buddha's, Chinese, Dharma, Final Age, Former Period, In East Asian Buddhism, It, Japanese, Last Age, Mahayana, Middle Period, Right Dharma, Sanskrit, Semblance Dharma, These, This
related to Ages of the Dharma · 14
Decline of the Dharma → Buddha, Buddha Dharma, Buddha's, Buddhism, Buddhist, Dharma, Diamond Sutra, In, Lotus Sutra, Mahayana, References, The, There, These Buddhist

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