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Buddhism

Ruby the Liberal

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8. This is very intriguing and thank you for the link

Reply to Tuesday Afternoon (Original post)

Sat Jan 21, 2012, 03:08 PM

Jan 2012

I will echo what TSS said above and add that it seems a common theme in that Baha'i, Islam and Judaism are also all projecting a future decline that will be resolved by a future spiritual leader (successor to Bab, Mahdi, Messiah, etc...).

I didn't realize that there was a somewhat similar school of thought within Buddhism.

How mainstream is this?

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"Dharma decline" might be a question of one's perspective. GliderGuider Jan 2012 #1

Well that would have started in 1466 grantcart Jan 2012 #2

My first reaction YankeyMCC Jan 2012 #3

This reminds me of something relating to biblical prophecy (a parallel of sorts) The Straight Story Jan 2012 #4

A note about biblical prophecies grantcart Jan 2012 #5

I understand that ideal, but I tend be more of a duality style person (w/birth analogy) The Straight Story Jan 2012 #6

How should it be possible to know? ellisonz Jan 2012 #7

This is very intriguing and thank you for the link Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #8