Its early example is seen in 'Ryusei Ganmon' which was written by Eshi, the second founder of the Tendai sect, during the period of Northern Ch'i and Chen (southern dynasty) and the Stone Sutra Project at Fangshan, which had been continuing for over 1,000 years since the period of the Sui dynasty, was also based on Mappo shiso.
その早期の例としては、北斉・陳(南朝)の天台宗二祖・慧思によって記された「立誓願文」に見られるし、隋代以降1000年にわたって継続される房山の石経事業も、末法思想によるものである。