Decline of the Dharma - 2025 RMP Fest Carleton Mirror

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Note to moderator: read the answerline carefully. Note to players: description acceptable. Concern over this concept prompted a Heian-era practice of burying earthenware jars containing sutras. The Cakkavatti Sutra describes a “sword-interval” that occurs as part of this concept. Buddhaghosa’s systemization of this concept culminates with a “Nirvana of the relics,” in which the relics emerge from stupas and re-assemble in the form of the Buddha. The nembutsu was advocated by Pure Land teachers like Hōnen because this concept rendered traditional Buddhist practices (15[1])ineffectual. During one stage of this concept, the saffron-colored robes of monks are exchanged for (*) white ones of the laity. The admission of women into the Sangha contributed to the earlier arrival of this concept, (-5[1])after only 500 years. The Sangha will be restored with the arrival of Maitreya at the conclusion of this time (-5[1])period. For 10 points, give this concept describing the time periods that follow the Buddha’s death. (0[1])■END■

ANSWER: Decline of the Dharma [accept Dharma-ending age; accept the Age of the Semblance Dharma or counterfeit Dharma or the Last Age of the Dharma; accept zōhō or mappō; accept descriptions of loss of the true Dharma; accept dhamma or law in place of “dharma”; accept the Latter Day of the Law; accept descriptions of Buddhist teachings being forgotten before mention; prompt on descriptions of the coming of Maitreya with “what precedes his arrival?”; prompt on the Ages of Dharma with “which one?”; prompt on the current age of Dharma and accept answers as above indicating loss/decline of the law/dharma; reject answers about the “Buddhist end of the world”] (Japanese sutra mounds contain sutras which were buried to preserve the dharma for Maitreya.)

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Buzzes

Player	Team	Opponent	Buzz Position	Value
Zhenglin Liu	Quining Quem Quaeritis	Trielectic Materialists	83	15
Ben Wismath	Hawk Tuahology	Hawk the Herald Angels Tuah	118	-5
Andrew McCowan	The Waterloo Queens	The Book of Coming Forth by Gay	138	-5
Sky Li	The Book of Coming Forth by Gay	The Waterloo Queens	154	0

Summary

Tournament	Edition	Exact Match?	TUH	Conv. %	Power %	Neg %	Average Buzz
2025 RMP Fest Online Mirror	05/31/25	N	5	20%	0%	40%	131.00
2025 RMP Fest Carleton Mirror	07/13/25	Y	3	33%	33%	67%	83.00
2025 RMP Fest CO Mirror	08/10/25	Y	6	50%	33%	33%	78.33