1. Revision of the author's doctoral dissertation (Harvard University) 2. Asian Humanities Press is an imprint of Jain Publishing Company
關鍵詞
Saddharmavipralopa; History (Buddhism); Prophecy
摘要
An in-depth study of Buddhist theories of the decline and disappearance of their own religion. Nattier's work challenges previous assumptions on this topic and focuses on the critical study of the "Kausambi Story," a Buddhist prophecy of decline, in its Tibetan, Central Asian, and Chinese variants.
目次
PART 1 - Buddhist Concepts of History: An Overview 1 The Death of the Dharma: Preliminary Considerations 3 2 Frameworks of Buddhist Historical Thought 7 3 The Timetables of Decline 27 4 The East Asian Tripartite System: Cheng-fa, Hsiang-fa and Mo-fa 65 5 Within and Without: The Causes of Decline 119 6 Conclusions: Time and History in Buddhist Consciousness 133
PART 2 - Case Study: The Kausambi Prophecy 7 Versions of the Kausambi Story 145 8 Origins and Transmission of the Kausambi Prophecy 208 9 The Tibetan Candragarbha-sutra: Text and Translation 228 10 Conclusion: The Fate of the Kausambi Story 278
