法苑珠林 8.60

8.60

According to the Bodhisattva-pūrvacaryā Sūtra, after the parinirvāṇa of the Tathāgata Buddha Vipaśyin, the saddharma remained in the world for twenty thousand years. After the parinirvāṇa of the Tathāgata Buddha Śrutavān, the saddharma remained in the world for sixty thousand years (another sūtra says Buddha Śikhin). After the parinirvāṇa of the Tathāgata Buddha Krakucchanda, the saddharma remained in the world for five hundred years. After the parinirvāṇa of the Tathāgata Buddha Kanakamuni, the saddharma remained in the world for twenty-nine days. After the parinirvāṇa of the Tathāgata Buddha Kāśyapa, the saddharma remained in the world for seven days. After the parinirvāṇa of the Tathāgata Buddha Śākya[muni], the saddharma remains in the world for five hundred years, and the semblance Dharma remains in the world also for five hundred years (according to the Samantapāsādikā, the saddharma remains in the world for one thousand years).