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Postponement in Perpetuality: the Buddhaâs Prophecy of the End of Buddhism and Its Transmission in East Asia
Series: - Studies on East Asian Religions, Volume: 12
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The Buddha prophesied that his teachings would vanish a few hundred years after his passing, creating an existential dilemma for Chinese Buddhists on the brink of Buddhismâs disappearance.
This book examines the origins of this prophecy and the famie æ³ç (âend of Buddhismâ) belief in Indian and Central Asian Buddhism, and the centuries-long struggle of Chinese Buddhists to interpret and adapt this prophecy. This resulted in the unique East Asian Buddhist belief of mofa æ«æ³ (âthe final age of Buddhismâ), which profoundly influenced medieval China and Japan.
This book examines the origins of this prophecy and the famie æ³ç (âend of Buddhismâ) belief in Indian and Central Asian Buddhism, and the centuries-long struggle of Chinese Buddhists to interpret and adapt this prophecy. This resulted in the unique East Asian Buddhist belief of mofa æ«æ³ (âthe final age of Buddhismâ), which profoundly influenced medieval China and Japan.
Yi Liu, Ph.D. (2000), is a professor in the School of History at Capital Normal University. He has published eight monographs and more than 160 articles on Daoism and Buddhism, including a monograph on the intellectual historical background of the formation of medieval Philosophical Daoism (Zhonghua shuju, 2005), and a monograph on medieval Daoist Lingbao scriptures during the Six Dynasties (Shanghai guji chubanshe, 2018).
Jinhua Chen, Ph.D. (1997), is a professor of East Asian Buddhism at the University of British Columbia and a member of the Royal Society of Canada. Jinhua Chen has authored six monographs and a few dozen articles on trans-national narratives of Buddhism, church-state relationships, Buddhist monasticism, translations of Buddhist texts, and manuscript cultures.
Jinhua Chen, Ph.D. (1997), is a professor of East Asian Buddhism at the University of British Columbia and a member of the Royal Society of Canada. Jinhua Chen has authored six monographs and a few dozen articles on trans-national narratives of Buddhism, church-state relationships, Buddhist monasticism, translations of Buddhist texts, and manuscript cultures.
Scholars and graduate students of Chinese Buddhism, Japanese Buddhism, Daoism, East Asian Studies, Asian Religions.