華嚴五十要問答 1.36

1.36

Question: What is the temporal scope of the buddha's arising in the world during the kalpa of decrease? Answer: According to the Hīnayāna teaching, one hundred years constitutes the kalpa of decrease. According to the triyāna teaching, there are two kinds of decrease: first, decrease in time and not decrease in goodness; second, decrease in time and also decrease in goodness. The broad stage below eighty thousand kalpas constitutes a decrease in time; the broad stage below one hundred years constitutes a decrease in goodness, because the various evils such as the five defilements increase.