The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1484 page)
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Mao-shan
(religious movement):
(religious movement):
Mao Tzu-yuan
(developer of school of Buddhism):
(developer of school of Buddhism):
Mapp
(Jap.; Chin.,
mo-fa
, ‘last
dharma
’). In Buddhism, especially
Pure Land
, the period of decadence and decline at the end of a time-cycle. According to Tao-ch’o, 2nd patriarch (562–645 CE), the year 549 was 1,500 years after the
Buddha's
death and marked the beginning of mappo-ji, the period of ‘latter-day dharma’ predicted in the
Lotus
S
tra
, when no one can achieve enlightenment by their own effort, but must rely on Amit
bha/
Amida
. It is the third of three periods after the Buddha's death, for which see
SH
Z
MATSU
.
mo-fa
, ‘last
dharma
’). In Buddhism, especially
Pure Land
, the period of decadence and decline at the end of a time-cycle. According to Tao-ch’o, 2nd patriarch (562–645 CE), the year 549 was 1,500 years after the
Buddha's
death and marked the beginning of mappo-ji, the period of ‘latter-day dharma’ predicted in the
Lotus
S
tra, when no one can achieve enlightenment by their own effort, but must rely on Amit
bha/Amida
. It is the third of three periods after the Buddha's death, for which see
SH
ZMATSU.
Maq
m
(unintentioned but stable states of emotion, etc.):
m(unintentioned but stable states of emotion, etc.):
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