We are pleased to announce the release of the twelfth volume in the series published by Brill: Postponement in Perpetuality: the Buddha’s Prophecy of the End of Buddhism and Its Transmission in East Asia. The book is by Yi Liu, edited by Jinhua Chen. For more information or to order, please visit https://brill.com/edcollbook/title/71321
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 Buddhism’s disappearance.
This book examines the origins of this prophecy and the famie 法灭 (‘end of Buddhism’) 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 末法 (‘the final age of Buddhism’), which profoundly influenced medieval China and Japan.
Table of Content:
Preliminary Material
Author: Yi Liu [劉 屹]
Copyright Page
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Acknowledgments
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Figures and Tables
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Abbreviations
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Introduction: What Is Mofa?
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Pages: 1–32
Chapter 1 Literature Review
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Pages: 33–63
Chapter 2 The ‘Three Evil Kings’ in the Famie Prophecy
Author: Yi Liu [劉 屹]
Pages: 64–93
Chapter 3 The Rise and Fall of the Kauśāmbī Famie Prophecy in China
Author: Yi Liu [劉 屹]
Pages: 94–129
Chapter 4 The Dates of the Buddha’s Death in Chinese Buddhism
Author: Yi Liu [劉 屹]
Pages: 130–164
Chapter 5 Rise of Mofa Belief in Chinese Buddhism
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Pages: 165–197
Chapter 6 The Image of Famie in the Dazhusheng Cave
Author: Yi Liu [劉 屹]
Pages: 198–240
Chapter 7 The Fangshan Stone Canon: a Witness of the Rise and Fall of Mofa Belief
Author: Yi Liu [劉 屹]
Pages: 241–273
Chapter 8 The Famie Prophecy in Kauśāmbī: Its Transmission in Khotan and Tibet
Author: Yi Liu [劉 屹]
Pages: 274–325
Chapter 9 Chapter 24 of the Book of Zambasta: a New Version of the Famie Prophecy in the Candragarbha sutra
Author: Yi Liu [劉 屹]
Pages: 326–346
Chapter 10 Conclusion
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Pages: 347–353
Bibliography
Author: Yi Liu [劉 屹]
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Index
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