From its inception, Buddhism has been declining. According to the Sutta Pitaka Buddha predicted that his teachings would disappear after 500 years: the ten moral precepts will not be charged and will be replaced by their opposites; ensue a period of misery and end the reign of the true dharma. In medieval times, Buddhism has apparently survived the pessimistic forecasts of its founder, the lifetime of the doctrine is extended to 5000, then 10,000 years, but its end is certain.
Commentators such as Buddhagosa describe its erasure: in a first stage, arahats longer appear in the world, and later, lessons will empty themselves of their contents, then disappear completely, finally, the memory of Buddha himself disappear, and his relics will be collected at Bodh Gava, location of enlightenment, to be incinerated. Some time later, a new Buddha named Maitreya will appear to "reactivate the wheel of Dharma, Buddhism and risen again show the path to nirvana. According to tradition, Maitreya currently lives in the sky Tusita where bodhistvas awaiting final rebirth in the world. Gautama Buddha of our era, had itself the successor to many Buddhas of the past.
cycles of decline and recovery of Buddhism repeated cycles of creation and destruction of Hindu cosmology. It distinguishes three periods in a cycle (or five times, according to the authors): the "true dharma", the "semblance of Dharma" and the "end of the dharma," mòfǎ Chinese and Mappo Japanese (末法), in which Buddhism is virtually since its inception. This concept has played an important role during the troubled times in the history of China and Japan who have seen the Birth of millenarian sects. Some common being an important part in the devotion based on this belief to further their education, with the argument that in these times of late Buddhist Dharma "classic" based primarily on asceticism and meditation has lost its effect and that only devotion can still be saved.
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