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Three Ages of Buddhism

3 divisions of time after Buddha's death: Former Day, lasting 1000 or 500 years, when the Dharma is upheld; Middle Day, lasting 1000 or 500 years, when a semblance of the Dharma remains; Latter Day, lasting 10000 years, when the Dharma declines
Event periodization Q19613605
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Three Ages of Buddhism

Summary

Three Ages of Buddhism is a periodization[1]. It draws 159 Wikipedia views per month (periodization category, ranking #22 of 37).[2]

Key Facts

  • Three Ages of Buddhism's religion is recorded as Buddhism[3].
  • Three Ages of Buddhism's instance of is recorded as periodization[4].
  • Three Ages of Buddhism's has part is recorded as Shōpō[5].
  • Three Ages of Buddhism's has part is recorded as Zōbō[6].
  • Three Ages of Buddhism's has part is recorded as Mappō[7].
  • Three Ages of Buddhism's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02qmj45[8].

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Personal Life

Three Ages of Buddhism's religion is recorded as Buddhism[3].

Why It Matters

Three Ages of Buddhism draws 159 Wikipedia views per month (periodization category, ranking #22 of 37).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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