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[[age of the true dharma]] ([[shōbō]] [[正法]]) | [[age of the true dharma]] ([[shōbō]] [[正法]]) | ||
A period of [[time]] following the [[death]] of [[Buddha]] when his followers, the [[arhats]] in particular, were able to successfully put his [[dharma]] (teachings) into practice and gain [[deliverance]] from [[suffering]] in the round of [[rebirth]]. "[[age of the end of the dharma]]." | A period of [[time]] following the [[death]] of [[Buddha]] when his followers, the [[arhats]] in particular, were able to successfully put his [[dharma]] (teachings) into practice and gain [[deliverance]] from [[suffering]] in the round of [[rebirth]]. "[[age of the end of the dharma]]." | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:25, 7 March 2024
age of the true dharma (shōbō 正法)
A period of time following the death of Buddha when his followers, the arhats in particular, were able to successfully put his dharma (teachings) into practice and gain deliverance from suffering in the round of rebirth. "age of the end of the dharma."
