| And 'Mappo-shiso' (the end-of-the-world belief) became rampant, which made people in those days believe that A.D. 1052 was the first year of 'Mappo' (Age of the Final Dharma) and that thereafter the Buddhist law taught by Shaka would be neglected. |
また、1052年を「末法」の年と信じる末法思想（「末法」の年以後、釈迦の唱えた正しい仏法が行われなくなると信じられた）が流布した。 |