末法 mòfǎ

mòfǎ noun Age of Declining Dharma; Declining Dharma; The Period of Declining of Dharma
Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: , Concept:
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: saddharmavipralopa; the third of the 三時 'Three Ages of the Dharma', which is the period when the Buddha's teachings go into decline. This is in contrast with 正法 'Period of the True Dharma' and 像法 'Period of Semblance Dharma' (BL 'saddharmavipralopa'; Tzu Chuang 2012; FDBC '末法' 1).

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