像法 xiàng fǎ

xiàng fǎ proper noun Age of Semblance Dharma; Saddharmapratirūpaka; Period of Semblance Dharma
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
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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  • Scroll 1 Commentary on the Mūlamadhyamakakārikā 中觀論疏 — count: 12
  • Scroll 1 Sahasra-buddha-nidāna-sūtra (Fo Shuo Qian Fo Yinyuan Jing) 佛說千佛因緣經 — count: 11
  • Scroll 10 Fa Hua Xuan Lun 法華玄論 — count: 8
  • Scroll 3 The Lotus Sutra (Zheng Fa Hua Jing) 正法華經 — count: 8 , has parallel version
  • Scroll 3 The Lotus Sutra (Miaofa Lianhua Jing) 妙法蓮華經 — count: 7 , has English translation , has parallel version
  • Scroll 1 Jingang Bore Lun Huishi 金剛般若論會釋 — count: 7
  • Scroll 4 The Lotus Sutra (Miaofa Lianhua Jing) 妙法蓮華經 — count: 7 , has English translation , has parallel version
  • Scroll 3 Jingang Bore Shu 金剛般若疏 — count: 7
  • Scroll 4 The Lotus Sutra (Tian Pin Miaofa Lianhua Jing) - alternate translation 添品妙法蓮華經 — count: 7
  • Scroll 9 Fa Hua Xuan Lun 法華玄論 — count: 7

Collocations

  • 像法住世 (像法住世) 像法住世滿五百歲 — Bei Hua Jing (Karuṇāpuṇḍarīkasūtra) 悲華經, Scroll 7 — count: 21
  • 像法中 (像法中) 於像法中 — Dafangbian Fo Bao'en Jing 大方便佛報恩經, Scroll 3 — count: 16
  • 正法像法 (正法像法) 正法像法 — Fo Ben Xing Ji Jing (Abhiniṣkramaṇasūtra) 佛本行集經, Scroll 2 — count: 13
  • 像法中有 (像法中有) 於像法中有王出世 — Dafangbian Fo Bao'en Jing 大方便佛報恩經, Scroll 1 — count: 9
  • 像法之中 (像法之中) 像法之中 — Bei Hua Jing (Karuṇāpuṇḍarīkasūtra) 悲華經, Scroll 9 — count: 7
  • 像法门 (像法門) 演如是像法門諸音 — Pu Yao Jing (Lalitavistara) 普曜經, Scroll 3 — count: 5
  • 像法住 (像法住) 正法像法住二十中劫 — The Lotus Sutra (Zheng Fa Hua Jing) 正法華經, Scroll 2 — count: 5
  • 及像法 (及像法) 正法及像法 — The Lotus Sutra (Miaofa Lianhua Jing) 妙法蓮華經, Scroll 4 — count: 4
  • 如斯像法 (如斯像法) 如斯像法 — The Lotus Sutra (Zheng Fa Hua Jing) 正法華經, Scroll 2 — count: 4
  • 观像法 (觀像法) 名觀像法 — Chan Mi Yao Fa Jing 禪祕要法經, Scroll 2 — count: 4