像法 xiàng fǎ

xiàng fǎ proper noun Age of Semblance Dharma; Saddharmapratirūpaka; Period of Semblance Dharma
Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: , Concept:
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: saddharmapratirūpaka, Japanese: zōhō; the second of the 三時 'Three Ages of the Dharma', which is the period when the Dharma is practiced but enlightenment infrequently attained; this is in contrast with 正法 'Period of the True Dharma' and 末法 'Period of Disappearance of the True Dharma' (BL 'saddharmapratirūpaka', p. 729; Tzu Chuang 2012; FDBC '像法' 1)

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