Interpretation and reception
A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms
Faxian (Fa-hien), recorder; the forecast is attributed to an unnamed Indian devotee
Records a forecast of Maitreya’s advent, the disappearance of Buddhist teaching, shortening human life, violence, and subsequent moral recovery.
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Edition and location
James Legge translation, online under The Travels of Fa-Hien; one whole travel account, not one work per chapter.
Chapter XXXIX, Sermon of a Devotee, from the alms-bowl itinerary through the closing attribution