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.

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Nanzan studies in Asian religions, Berkeley, Calif, 1992

United States, United States of America

June 1990

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [296]-308) and index.
Revision of the author's doctoral dissertation (Harvard University).

Contents
Acknowledgements
Transliteration Conventions
Special Symbols
Abbreviations
Map
PART 1 - BUDDHIST CONCEPTS OF HISTORY AN OVERVIEW:
1 The Death of the Dharma: PreUminary Considerations
2 Frameworks of Buddhist Historical Though
Cosmological Traditions
Narrative Traditions
The Agganna-suttanata
The Cakhavatti-sihanada-suttanta
The Scholastic Tradition
Buddhological Traditions
Seven Buddhas of the Past
Twenty-five Buddhas of the Past
Five Buddhas of the Bhadrakalpa
One Thousand Ruddhas of the Bhadrakalpa
Cosmos and liuddhology: Integrating the Systems
3 The Timetables of Decline
Five Hundred Years
"Five Hundred After-Years"
Seven Hundred Years
One Thousand Years
Non-Mahayana Traditions 42
MahiySna Traditions 46
One Thousand Five Hundred Years
Two Thousand Years
Two Thousand Five Hundred Years
Five Thousand Years
Five Thousand One Hundred and Four Years
Ten Thousand Years and Beyond
Overview: The Evolution of Buddhist Timetables of Decline
4 The East Asian Tripartite System: Cheng-fa, Hsiang-fa and Mo-fa
"The True Dharma and Its Shadow: and Saddharma-pratirupaka
Sectarian Distribution
Historical Range
Significance of the Term
Saddharmci'PTatiriipaka: Toward a Usable Translation
Mo-fa: The Age of the Final Dharma
Sanskrit Counterparts of Mo-fa
Mo-fa and the Three-period System
Mo-Shih and Mo-fa: The Emergence of the "Final Age"
The "Latter Age in Indian Sources
The Background ot Mo-fa Thought: The Hephthalitc Hypothesis
Summary: The East Asian Origins of the Three-Period System
5 Within and Without: The Causes of Decline
Internal Causes: Laxity within the Sangha
External Causes Incursions from Without
Type 1: Foreign Invasions
The Kauiambi Story
The Mihirakula Story
Type 2: Excessive State Control
The Humane Kings Sutra
Within and Without: Patronage and its Side Effects
Narrative and Prophecy: The Kau^ambl Story
6 Conclusions: Time and History in Buddhist Consciousness
PART 2 - CASE STUDY THE KAU^AMBI PROPHECY:
7 Versions of the Kausambi Story
The Mahdvibhasa
The Asoka-avadana Group
The Prophecy of Katyayana (verse)
The Prophecy of Katyayana (prose)
The Mahamdaya-sutra
The Candragarbka-Sutra group
Lace Rhotanese Adaptations
Prophecy of the Arhat of Khotan
Prophecy of the Arhat Sarnghavardhana
The Religious Annals of Khotan
Summary: Varieties of the Kausambl Prophecy
8 Origins and Transmission of the Kausambi Prophecy
Constructing a Stemma: Methodology
Description of the Reconstructed Archetype and Hyparchetypes
From Stemma to Story: Reconstructing the Original Kausambi Tale
Sources of the Story: The Historical Setting
9 The Tibetan Candragarbha-sutra: Text and Translation
The Tibetan Texts
The Tun-huang Manuscript
The Narthang Group
Other Xylograph Editions
Relationship Among the Texts
Editorial Emendation in the Xylograph Editions
English Translation of the Tibetan Text: Methodology
Translation: The Arya-Candragarbha-Pariprcch-Sutra
Notes to the Translation
Tibetan Text
10 Conciusions: The Fate of the Kausambi Story
Appendix: Proper Names in the Kausambi Story
Bibliography
Index

The Death Of The Dharma: Preliminary Considerations -- Frameworks Of Buddhist Historical Thought -- The Timetables Of Decline -- The East Asian Tripartite System: Cheng-fa, Hsiang-fa, And Mo-fa -- Within And Without: The Causes Of Decline -- Conclusions: Time And History In Buddhist Consciousness -- Versions Of The Kauśāmbī Story -- Origins And Transmission Of The Kauśāmbī Prophecy -- The Tibetan Candragarbha-sūtra: Text And Translation -- Conclusions: The Fate Of The Kauśāmbī Story. Jan Nattier. Revision Of The Author's Doctoral Dissertation (harvard University). Includes Bibliographical References (p. [296]-308) And Index.

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