The size of his assembly will be a full hundred yojanas.100 (60), Upon hearing this, the lord of men, the celebrated king named akha will give innumerable donations and desire renunciation.101 (61) [20], Surrounded by the 84,000 [hearers of Maitreyas sermon], the leader of men will go forth102 and give himself up to renunciation. The future Maitreya Buddha will come to this world in its utopian form, and there is no mention of other worlds. Leaving out the midwife but consistent with Indra snatching the baby in verse 34, version A translates: Thrilled indeed, the thousand-eyed, king of the gods, husband of ac will take that youth with the thirty-two marks. 147The text says, having made the prjali (/ , , AMV 27). See AMV 17 n.2 and 19 n.4 and here note 86. 2003 Preview SONG TIME Winteryear. (Delhi: Sri Satguru Publications, 1984), 187-214. For, having taken up the baby, no more mention is made of Indra. 75 (AMV 15), (LH 984.3, NT 963.6). Maitreya's connection with Jesus is that He is the entity who overshadowed the disciple Jesus from the baptism to the crucifixion. Since the Tibetan ends with the (zhes), this indicates the end of Maitreyas speech in the story in the Tibetan translation. 61This verse breaks the flow of the narrative. Lvi (394) translates it more literally as Dragon Tree (larbre du dragon), as does Conze (240). CD (Sarat) Chandra Das, A Tibetan-English Dictionary. Sponberg, Alan, Helen Hardacre, and Princeton University. However, the vision of the Prophecy of Maitreya, while containing hints of those elements, is distinctly more limited than those later Great Vehicle epics. The Asiatic Society manuscript of the text was written during the 57th year of Gopladeva of the Pla dynasty of Bengal. Version B has will go forth in renunciation and is the reading preferred by Prof. Majumder (AMV 19). She will be beautiful, gracious, charming, and popular. These will be Hearers who have cut off existence. Edition A also returns to the third person in its next verse 78. Tibetan has you will achieve great things (, LH 991.1, NT 969.5). This practice was adopted by the Buddha from other ascetic sects in his day. According to scriptures . Subjects Language TreeSino-TibetanTibeto-BurmanBodicBodish. Atkinson, David W. Maitreya, the Future Buddha. Religious Studies and Theology; Maitreya, the Future Buddha 9, no. Maitreya's Mission, Volume 1, page 128 "I believe the Israelis will procrastinate endlessly and that it may well take the emergence of Maitreya to bring about reconciliation." Maitreya's Mission, Volume 2, page 100 . We indeed wish to hear about this leader. (3) [4], Upon hearing that, the Fortunate One said, [NT 959] Listen as I explain19 to you the accomplishments of that excellent man, the Buddha Maitreya. The answer provided here is not much different from the answer provided in the early days of Buddhism: going for refuge, taking the lay vows, practicing the fasting days, and making offerings to the community. Answer (1 of 5): Maitreya is the Antichrist as in not Christ. 106 (AMV 20). (AMV 17 n.2). 56 (AMV 12), (LH 982.4, NT 962.1). 133Edition A and the Tibetan reads: a full 920 million liberated [Hearers] whose minds are pacified ( (sic) , ) (AMV 24 n. 2, LH 988.4, NT 967.5). 60-61 & 394; Conze 240). (8), Sweet and fragrant rice will grow that requires no cultivation. of the sky celestial clothes and flowers will fall. This is made abundantly clear not only in the teachings that come from the mouth of Maitreya in the story, but in its closing verses (104-107) as well: Thus, when one calms their thoughts by placing them on the conqueror, the sage of the kyas, then you will see the thoroughly enlightened Maitreya, the best of bipeds. AMV (7) has , *. . See note 31. 69Edition A adds a verse here: And on that day pregnant women will deliver. Share International Reveals Christmas Miracle. The U.N. headquarters will move to Jerusalem. 74 (), 982-996 (BDRC W26071, digital copy accessed June 1, 2018: https://www.tbrc.org/#library_work_ViewByOutline-O1PD110161PD11461%7CW26071) and in bKa gyur (Narthang), vol. Maitreya is a bodhisattva who in the Buddhist tradition is to appear on Earth, achieve complete enlightenment, and teach . As ach is the goddess of jealousy whose father was an asura (demigod), one cannot help but wonder if the author of this text is purposefully alluding to Indras less than god-like attributes. Also, he did not tell the world that " Maitreya is the Christ." There was a gentleman in England by the name of . At the end of the year the horse would be sacrificed to the gods. The Tibetan merely transliterates this name, albeit poorly: (LH 986.6; NT 966.1). , Lvi (p. 396) has: In his path, they will make the ground as soft as cotton and cotton-padding, and they will spread in his way a variety of garlands (, . The Sanskrit does not: (AMV 25). (63), Then, a householder known by the name of Sudhana105 whose being is pure106 [NT 966] will right there go forth [from his home] on account of Maitreyas instruction.107 (64), At this point, the jewel of women [i.e., the main wife] of akha, known by the name Vikh108 along with 84,000 women, will step forward and desire to go forth. The story of the latter woman is found in both the Pali Canon (Divy 77.28, 466.24; Av i.224.3, ii.9.7; Karmav 87.15; 97.3) and, with significant variations, in the Mlasarvarstivda Vinaya (ii.53.16). The LH edition (981.2) has the correct spelling or grove, garden, park. the rise of the Great Vehicle. Maitreya's priorities: Severe warning from The Elders to the G20; Share International magazine brings together two major directions of contemporary thought the political and the spiritual. These texts describe a grandiose vision of the Buddhist cosmos that is full of an inestimable number of Buddhas and saints, replete with miracles, and populated by untold hosts of non-human beings. This prophecy by Guatama Buddha is very ambiguous, that is to say, it has very few details that allow us to probe into it and extract details that predict when Maitreya will come. Two versions of the Tibetan translation were also utilized: in bKa gyur (Lhasa), vol. Instead, after the summary of the Four Noble Truths, the text describes how people flock to the community renouncing the world and becoming monks and nuns, including Maitreyas whole family. dies and is reborn in another of the realms. In , Narthang, 74:96071. The Sanskrit editions are missing the first 24 (A) and 30 (B) verses. Maitreya Project is based on the belief that inner peace and outer peace share a cause and effect relationship and that loving-kindness leads to peace at every level of society " peace for individuals, families, communities and the world. (6) [5], Also at that time the people of that country will indeed flourish, and their wealth will be without end. , , . ) BHS Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit as a language form. , in the performance of miracles with six other ascetic sages of his day, during which the Buddha demonstrates his complete supremacy. the S.C.O. The stra called the Lions Roar on the Turning of the Wheel Discourse (cakkavatti-shanda-sutta). According to scriptures, Maitreya will be a successor to the present Buddha, Gautama Buddha (also known as kyamuni Buddha). 46 (AMV 10; LH 981.4; NT 961.1). The prophecy genre is considered by adherents of the Great Vehicle as one of the twelve branches of Buddhas discourse, and indeed several texts of this style are found in the Tibetan collection of the Translated Word of the Buddha. Because, for now, those are four of the more bizarre predictions from ancient Buddhist texts. New York: New York University Press, JJC Foundation, 2008. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015077136920?urlappend=%3Bsignon=swle:urn:mace:incommon:virginia.edu. . The Tibetan reads: (LH 988.2, NT 967.3). So, my first guess at the meaning of the citys name was having brightness. sacrifice, in which a horse would be released and the king and his army would follow it for a year conquering anyone in its path. And on that very night when he will set forth in renunciation [of the world], he will indeed attain the other side of enlightenment. What does maitreya mean? The four great kings in Buddhism are kings of the four directions, each ruling over a different types of beings. A daughter of an Asura, a semi-divine being that can be either malevolent or benevolent, ac became the wife of Indra when he slew her father. The Tibetan has: (LH 985.3; NT 964.5), which translates simply seeing the excellent beings.. Trees will grow that produce beautiful cloth of various colors. Maitreya lists a number of such devotional actions of the lay community that will result in a follower being part of Maitreyas retinue in the future: worshiping at stpas (he mentions this twice), giving gifts to the Sangha, taking vows according to the teaching, observing upoadha (Pli uposatha) fasting days12 (a primarily lay ritual), and going for refuge. Patajali and the Beginnings of Dharmastra: An Alternative Social History of Early Dharmastra Production. In. The designation of prophecy is given to these works, a Buddha foretells the future enlightenment, one of their disciple-Bodhisattvas. Thus, Subrahma, Maitreyas father, is the highest ranking Hindu priest of the day. Instead, he happily joins the community of renunciates upon his sons awakening. These are the Buddhist Pure Lands that the highest realm of cyclic existence. . Furthermore, I have done it in isolation with. 114 (AMV 21); (LH 987.2; NT 966.3). However, I am not quite clear on their meaning. 50Literally, one who has heard a lot ( AMV 11, LH 981.7, NT 961.4). Following this verse, Edition A and the Tibetan have inserted: Having continually gone for refuge in the Buddha, Dharma, and Sagha and having then performed virtuous actions, you have indeed come into my teachings. (AMV 22 n. 7; LH 987.4-987.5; NT 966.6-966.7). Being intelligent, without grasping, and desireless, they will practice the way of a priest156 under Maitreyas instruction.157 (98) [NT 969], Being absolutely devoid of egotism, without possessions,158 without gold and silver,159 without a home, and without attachments,160 they will practice the way of Brahman under Maitreyas instruction. Lvi (392) has chaplain. An announcement from the organization says that a great miracle will soon appear. 26 (AMV 6; LH 980.2; NT 959.6). Many Maitreya Buddha statues, Buddha images are shown with different attributes as well as Hand mudras as well as postures. Looking upwards in the four directions, he will proclaim these words: This is my last life. MW (533.2) equates this with the Ngaruka tree, or the Sweet Orange tree (C, , on all sides. 22, (AMV 4). 117Reliquary mounds usually containing the relics of the Buddha or a Buddhist saint. . One still has a body here but not the coarser aspects of desire. (44), He will have a voice74 [like] Brahm with great resonance,75, have golden colored [skin of] great splendor. (not found in the Tibetan). The other half of the name, , means having, possessing. All teaching was done orally in ancient Indian culture. Version A, which the Tibetan follows, does: Having given to the Sagha gifts of clothes, food and drink, and various medicines for the weary, you have come into my teachings. 81Use of this term only became prominent during the first or second century CE. Edited by Sri Prabhas Chandra Majumder. He waits in the Tusita heaven for the moment he is to appear on earth as the Buddha of the fifth world cycle. 29 (LH 980.3; NT 959.7) (AMV 7) . Maitreya (Sanskrit: ) or Metteyya (Pali: ) is regarded as a prophesied Buddha of this world in Buddhist eschatology. Sariputra, the great general of the doctrine, most wise and resplendent, from compassion for the world asked the Lord: 'Some time ago you have spoken to us of the future Buddha, who will lead the world at a future . : , 1800. http://tbrc.org/link?RID=O01JW005|O01JW00501JW15936$W22703. Having heard this extraordinary tale and having seen such abundant good fortune, what wise person would not have faith, since even those in dark rebirths do so? 6; LH 980.2-980.3; NT 959.6-959.7). This act of the Brhmaas dividing up the sacrificial post (as souvenirs?) The prophecy concerning Maitreya Buddha (translated by Edward Conze in his Buddhist Scriptures (Penguin Books, 1959), from page 238. Translation of theMaitreya-Vykaraamfrom Sanskrit with reference to Tibetan and French translations, includes introduction and bibliography. Neither lying down nor sitting, that woman, who will have fulfilled her duty, The best of men will exit the womb from the right side [of his mother], just like the shining sun coming out from behind a mass of clouds. It is found in the canonical literatur of all Buddhist sects (Theravda, Mahyna, Vajrayna), and is accepted by most Buddhists as a statement about an event that will take place when the Dharma will have been forgotten on . A new translation from the Sanskrit and Tibetan, non-virtuous actions to a subsequent lifes beneficial or harmful outcomes respectively. Out of the 108 verses of the text only two are devoted to describing Maitreyas doctrine, and these are simply a summary of the Four Noble Truths. 395-405, particularly pp. ): this is a locative used like a dative. 73A has Maitreya indeed the pinnacle of people ( , AMV p15., n.1) and the Tibetan repeats the greatest of bipeds (, LH 984.2, NT 973.5). [108]. Digital Edition: http://www.dsbcproject.org/canon-text/content/415/1880 (Accessed February 14, 2021). 99The Tibetan resumes the order of verses in the Sanskrit with (LH 986.2, NT 965.4). However, the Tibetan translates the two uses as and . (57), Seeing that the crowd is well-disposed,95 he will talk about the truths of suffering, the arising of suffering, and the transcendence96 of suffering.97 (58), Along with the peaceful, holy eightfold path that leads to the extinction [of sorrows] (nirva), and having listened attentively to that doctrine they will begin to progress in the teaching.98 (59), And99 in a garden covered in flowers, there will be a gathering. 64This verse is found only in edition B of the text. Richmond, Surrey: Curzon Press, 1996. Antichrist to appear at time of catastrophic events. 19). a different form. 102Tibetan has will definitely emerge from [being a] house[holder] (, LH 986.4, NT 965.6). I do not know Chinese and so have not been able to avail myself of those translations as Lvi and Conze did. Publications de lInstitut Orientaliste de Louvain. See note 20. The gods will hold up a white parasol over the head of that [boy]. To a vast audience that stretches for miles, Maitreya explains at relative length (8 verses) how the whole audience is there only because in the past they followed the teaching of kyamuni Buddha and performed pious acts, such as donating to monasteries, worshiping at Stupas, and so forth. The US attack on Iran is the Pearl Harbor that will incite direct Sino-Russia engagement. (77) [24], He128 will guide the Hearers with the three [types of] miracles.129 Thereby, all of them will cast away their outflows and be joyful.130 (78), His first congregation131 will be a full 960 million Hearers. Their sigla are LH and NT respectively. The Tibetan translation for the name of Indras wife, ach, is , though it is unclear how the Tibetan is derived from the Sanskrit. In the Array of Stalks Stra Maitreya is third to last of 52 teachers Sudhana meets, just before Majur and Samantabhadra. III by Benjamin Creme (1997); 1.4 The World Teacher for All Humanity by Benjamin Creme (2007); 1.5 The Awakening of Humanity, by . Assis au pied de cet arbre, Maitreya, le meilleur des bipdes, arrivera lIllumination totale et insurpassable; pas de doute l-dessus!). Tibetan has , though Jim Valby has honor as a definition of, Atkinson, David W. Maitreya, the Future Buddha., Lvi, Sylvain. Gilgit manuscripts date between 400 to 600 C.E.8 This date range corresponds with the explosion of Great Vehicle epic literature such as the Mound of Jewels collection and the Garland of Buddhas collection.9 These texts describe a grandiose vision of the Buddhist cosmos that is full of an inestimable number of Buddhas and saints, replete with miracles, and populated by untold hosts of non-human beings. Lvi for his translation relied on a manuscript from the H. P. Shastri Collection No. 19, * (AMV, 4; LH 979.4; NT 959.1). It will indeed be 12 yojanas long and 7 yojanas wide. Mi-Lar is the transliteration of Maitreya in Mandarin. I used the Sanskrit critical edition edited by P. C. Majumder and two editions of the Tibetan, the Lhasa and Narthang. containing hints of those elements, is distinctly more limited than those later Great Vehicle epics. Watch Sanat Maitreya Kumara's Dec 15 - The Prophecy of Maitreya on Livestream.com. 70Sanskrit has or (AMV 14 verse 42 and note 3); Tibetan has (LH 984.1, NT 963.4). Pentecost is a prime example of this Holy Spirit fire. Edition A of the Sanskrit has very shrill, literally greatly agitated (, AMV 15. n 2). as endowed with brightness but as having flags, or more creatively festooned.. 4). Conze simply translates this as Some time ago (Conze. rya Maitreya-Vykaranam. dividing up the sacrificial post (as souvenirs?) 82Before this line, A inserts: He will give the sacrificial pillar made of seven jewels to the Brhmaas. ( [sic.] 154, Bibliotheque de lEcole de Hautes tudes, Sciences Religieuses (Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols, 2012), 123-128. 2d ed. , that term best fits all the parameters here. (70), Because you have given to the Sangha118 gifts of clothes, food and drink, and various cures for the weary, you have indeed come into my teachings.119 (71), Having sprinkled saffron water and rubbed sandalwood paste on the stpas of the sage of the kyas, you have indeed come into my teachings.120 (72) [23], It is because you placed your vows in the teachings of the Lion of the kya clan and have in fact thoroughly guarded them that you have indeed come into my teachings.121 (73), You have spent the noble, auspicious, eight-limbed upoadha days122 fasting, on the 14th, the 15th and likewise the 8th of the month, and moreover you were very focused on the eight-limbed [upoadha vows] during the Miraculous fortnight.123 (74) [LH 988] [NT 967], Having accepted the well-obtained precepts and the teachings, those beings have gone to the teachings, and you beings have gone [for refuge] to the Buddha, the teaching, and the community, and because of performing that meritorious deed, you have approached my teachings.124 (75), You beings are impelled by that, and so you have met with me. Nakamura, Hajima. Some of the relevant ones are bright appearance, clearness, brightness, lamp, flame, torch and sign, mark, flag, banner (MW 309.1). Even the worshiping at stpas (reliquary mounds) is a fairly ancient practice, predating the rise of the Great Vehicle. (29), Now having having died and fallen52 from [the company of] those in Tuita [heaven],53 Maitreya, the best of persons, will securely bridge the transition between lives54 [by entering] into the womb of that woman. Having spent upoadha days fasting on the 14th day, the 15th day, as well as the 8th day of the fortnight, and because during the Miraculous Fortnight you were well-focused on the eight-limbed [vows] and purified yourselves through fasting, you indeed have come into my teachings. (AMV 23 n. 1). . For more information about this term, see Full Entry below. I hope anyone who reads this translation both enjoys it and gains something from it. (51), [Then he will think,] Having renounce all this [for wandering] wherever, let me reach. And having taken Maitreya who will have the 32 marks of greatness, the midwife will bring that [newborn] blazing with good fortune to [his] mother. 18Possibly the earliest reference to Maitreya in the Buddhas teachings can be found in a stra in the Collection of Long Discourses or Dgha Nikya. AMV rya Maitreya-Vykaranam, The Prophecy of the Superior Maitreya, ed. Attributes of Maitreya Buddha. 136The Tibetan includes flowers: (LH 988.6, NT 967.7). One of Muhammad's followers, Salman, a Persian was sitting near Him. Enamored with Ahalys beauty, Indra lures Gautama away from his home and, assuming his form, seduces his unsuspecting wife. 85The Tibetan reads here (LH 985.2; NT 964.4), which literally translates as the state of the nectar [of immortality]. The Sanskrit is the name in Brahmic culture for the nectar of immortality, but here it is used in its literal sense of deathlessness, which in a Buddhist context must refer to nirva. Edition B has = right then and there (AMV 20). 23) = seized, filled, taken possession of, encompassed, 23). Predictions about the Emerge of Maitreya. The Maitreya Buddha statue is being designed to last for at least 1,000 years. 4. [10][11] Bah's believe that the prophecy that Maitreya will usher in a new society of tolerance and love has been fulfilled by Bah'u'llh's teachings on world peace. There are seven variations to The Hebrew Spelling of the name, MAITREYA and all seven Calculate to six hundred and sixty six = 666. 1, 4. It tells of the rising of regular people who wish to bring about great change and heal. Gilgit Manuscripts. Lvi, Sylvain. (99), They indeed will go to the far shore, having thus severed the hold on [attachments] net,161 and having obtained the meditative states, they will be in complete possession of joy and happiness and will practice the way of a priest under Maitreyas instruction. The gods will strew [flowers] on the sage who has come to the city. I do not know Chinese and so have not been able to avail myself of those translations as Lvi and Conze did. In Scripture, fire can signify the Holy Spirit. Homage to the Superior [LH 979] Maitreya!. (26), The minister48 of this king will be the brhmaa Subrahmaa.49 A very learned50 man who knows the four Vedas, he will be the kings teacher. I undertook it in order to revive my limited knowledge of Sanskrit which had languished for many years. 152This verse is only in edition B (AMV 27, n. 6). B enjamin Creme did not live to see Maitreya reveal himself to the world. The message to lay people is that faith is enough for this life now; in the future they can actually practice the path of renunciation under Maitreya, and at that point it will not be so hard. Maitreyas disillusionment with the world also takes a different form. Moats built by jeweled bricks and arrayed with carpets of red and blue lotuses will be adorned with decorative grasses. Out of the 108 verses of the text only two are devoted to describing Maitreyas doctrine, and these are simply a summary of the Four Noble Truths. he future life of Maitreya as described by the Buddha in this text makes use of several of the elements of the, but with notable differences. (17), A pleasing sound will resound from the wind moving in those palm trees, just like the sweet sound of cymbals in five-part [harmony].36 (18) [9] [LH 981], In those days, the people in this city will seek the highest happiness37 and tranquility,38 and they will be exceedingly pleased by the sound of the palm trees taking delight in it. The Tibetan is (LH 983.7, NT 963.2-963.3). Maitreya Le Consolateur. In, Olivelle, Patrick. by Prabhas Chandra Majumder. 116Edition B leaves out kyamuni (AMV 22 n. 1). presuming there is a single landmass surrounded by ocean. was the first full translation I undertook. Here, he gives the essential keynotes of the Maitreya prophecy and with these words I conclude this article. (32), The best of men will exit the womb from the right side [of his mother], just like the shining sun coming out from behind a mass of clouds. You have been encompassed125 by the sage, the best of teachers, whose intelligence is great.126 (76), Seeing that the audience is receptive, [Maitreya] will speak these truths, and having heard them, they will thus attain to the truth,127 the highest stage. The Sanskrit derives from - down, off and meaning giving. (13) gives B as the preferred reading, though Majumder says the Tibetan agrees with A, which reads: ) will bathe him with streams of warm and cool water. The Form Realm is populated by higher level beings who in. Conze (238) similarly has when one jumps on it, it gives way, and becomes soft like the leaves of the cotton tree. They are interpreting as a continuative, whereas I am interpreting it as one of a pair of opposites: rising up () and sinking low (). Maitreya (Hangul: ) is the supreme god who can control the entire universe and nature as an almighty being free from physical restraints, is one of the central themes of The God of High School series, just like the Ragnark and the prophets. It is not a form I can identify. The Desire Realm is composed of six sub-realms where beings, primarily motivated by desire, are reborn, either as gods, demigods, humans, animals, hungry ghosts, or hell beings. In particular the referent of all these () is vague. The Tibetan resumes the order of verses in the Sanskrit with, and is the reading preferred by Prof. Majumder (. 104Following edition A and the Tibetan: (AMV 20, n. 3) and (LH 986.5, NT 965.6). and tr). Tibetan and Edition A have Having compassion for all beings (, , AMV 29 n.1, LH 990.4, NT 969.2). In the translations, numbers in parentheses at the end of a verse are the verse numbers from the printed edition edited by Majumder. The Sanskrit word, "Maitreya" (Pali: Metteya) which means, "The Benevolent One," simply refers to the future Buddha. Maitreya will come from one of the upper castes, but instead of being from the warrior caste, he will be from the priestly caste of Brhmaas. 119This verse, with a slightly different word order, comes after verse 73 in edition A and the Tibetan (AMV 22 n. 3, LH 987.6-987.7, NT 966.7-967.1). Maitreya is allegedly a bodhisattva, the term for one who . 3:15 PREVIEW Leave This Place. Possessing the seven [types of] treasures [of a wheel-turning ruler], That ruler of men will govern the landwhich will extend without interruption to the limitless oceans, At that time, this lord of the land, who is called akha, will have four great treasures each with a billion jewels. NT adds: , May it be auspicious!. 135 (AMV 25). See note 49. AMV 16 n. 5). The word outflows () appears to be in the nominative plural, but this would require the verb to be passive which would be .
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The size of his assembly will be a full hundred yojanas.100 (60), Upon hearing this, the lord of men, the celebrated king named akha will give innumerable donations and desire renunciation.101 (61) [20], Surrounded by the 84,000 [hearers of Maitreyas sermon], the leader of men will go forth102 and give himself up to renunciation. The future Maitreya Buddha will come to this world in its utopian form, and there is no mention of other worlds. Leaving out the midwife but consistent with Indra snatching the baby in verse 34, version A translates: Thrilled indeed, the thousand-eyed, king of the gods, husband of ac will take that youth with the thirty-two marks. 147The text says, having made the prjali (/ , , AMV 27). See AMV 17 n.2 and 19 n.4 and here note 86. 2003 Preview SONG TIME Winteryear. (Delhi: Sri Satguru Publications, 1984), 187-214. For, having taken up the baby, no more mention is made of Indra. 75 (AMV 15), (LH 984.3, NT 963.6). Maitreya's connection with Jesus is that He is the entity who overshadowed the disciple Jesus from the baptism to the crucifixion. Since the Tibetan ends with the (zhes), this indicates the end of Maitreyas speech in the story in the Tibetan translation. 61This verse breaks the flow of the narrative. Lvi (394) translates it more literally as Dragon Tree (larbre du dragon), as does Conze (240). CD (Sarat) Chandra Das, A Tibetan-English Dictionary. Sponberg, Alan, Helen Hardacre, and Princeton University. However, the vision of the Prophecy of Maitreya, while containing hints of those elements, is distinctly more limited than those later Great Vehicle epics. The Asiatic Society manuscript of the text was written during the 57th year of Gopladeva of the Pla dynasty of Bengal. Version B has will go forth in renunciation and is the reading preferred by Prof. Majumder (AMV 19). She will be beautiful, gracious, charming, and popular. These will be Hearers who have cut off existence. Edition A also returns to the third person in its next verse 78. Tibetan has you will achieve great things (, LH 991.1, NT 969.5). This practice was adopted by the Buddha from other ascetic sects in his day. According to scriptures . Subjects Language TreeSino-TibetanTibeto-BurmanBodicBodish. Atkinson, David W. Maitreya, the Future Buddha. Religious Studies and Theology; Maitreya, the Future Buddha 9, no. Maitreya's Mission, Volume 1, page 128 "I believe the Israelis will procrastinate endlessly and that it may well take the emergence of Maitreya to bring about reconciliation." Maitreya's Mission, Volume 2, page 100 . We indeed wish to hear about this leader. (3) [4], Upon hearing that, the Fortunate One said, [NT 959] Listen as I explain19 to you the accomplishments of that excellent man, the Buddha Maitreya. The answer provided here is not much different from the answer provided in the early days of Buddhism: going for refuge, taking the lay vows, practicing the fasting days, and making offerings to the community. Answer (1 of 5): Maitreya is the Antichrist as in not Christ. 106 (AMV 20). (AMV 17 n.2). 56 (AMV 12), (LH 982.4, NT 962.1). 133Edition A and the Tibetan reads: a full 920 million liberated [Hearers] whose minds are pacified ( (sic) , ) (AMV 24 n. 2, LH 988.4, NT 967.5). 60-61 & 394; Conze 240). (8), Sweet and fragrant rice will grow that requires no cultivation. of the sky celestial clothes and flowers will fall. This is made abundantly clear not only in the teachings that come from the mouth of Maitreya in the story, but in its closing verses (104-107) as well: Thus, when one calms their thoughts by placing them on the conqueror, the sage of the kyas, then you will see the thoroughly enlightened Maitreya, the best of bipeds. AMV (7) has , *. . See note 31. 69Edition A adds a verse here: And on that day pregnant women will deliver. Share International Reveals Christmas Miracle. The U.N. headquarters will move to Jerusalem. 74 (), 982-996 (BDRC W26071, digital copy accessed June 1, 2018: https://www.tbrc.org/#library_work_ViewByOutline-O1PD110161PD11461%7CW26071) and in bKa gyur (Narthang), vol. Maitreya is a bodhisattva who in the Buddhist tradition is to appear on Earth, achieve complete enlightenment, and teach . As ach is the goddess of jealousy whose father was an asura (demigod), one cannot help but wonder if the author of this text is purposefully alluding to Indras less than god-like attributes. Also, he did not tell the world that " Maitreya is the Christ." There was a gentleman in England by the name of . At the end of the year the horse would be sacrificed to the gods. The Tibetan merely transliterates this name, albeit poorly: (LH 986.6; NT 966.1). , Lvi (p. 396) has: In his path, they will make the ground as soft as cotton and cotton-padding, and they will spread in his way a variety of garlands (, . The Sanskrit does not: (AMV 25). (63), Then, a householder known by the name of Sudhana105 whose being is pure106 [NT 966] will right there go forth [from his home] on account of Maitreyas instruction.107 (64), At this point, the jewel of women [i.e., the main wife] of akha, known by the name Vikh108 along with 84,000 women, will step forward and desire to go forth. The story of the latter woman is found in both the Pali Canon (Divy 77.28, 466.24; Av i.224.3, ii.9.7; Karmav 87.15; 97.3) and, with significant variations, in the Mlasarvarstivda Vinaya (ii.53.16). The LH edition (981.2) has the correct spelling or grove, garden, park. the rise of the Great Vehicle. Maitreya's priorities: Severe warning from The Elders to the G20; Share International magazine brings together two major directions of contemporary thought the political and the spiritual. These texts describe a grandiose vision of the Buddhist cosmos that is full of an inestimable number of Buddhas and saints, replete with miracles, and populated by untold hosts of non-human beings. This prophecy by Guatama Buddha is very ambiguous, that is to say, it has very few details that allow us to probe into it and extract details that predict when Maitreya will come. Two versions of the Tibetan translation were also utilized: in bKa gyur (Lhasa), vol. Instead, after the summary of the Four Noble Truths, the text describes how people flock to the community renouncing the world and becoming monks and nuns, including Maitreyas whole family. dies and is reborn in another of the realms. In , Narthang, 74:96071. The Sanskrit editions are missing the first 24 (A) and 30 (B) verses. Maitreya Project is based on the belief that inner peace and outer peace share a cause and effect relationship and that loving-kindness leads to peace at every level of society " peace for individuals, families, communities and the world. (6) [5], Also at that time the people of that country will indeed flourish, and their wealth will be without end. , , . ) BHS Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit as a language form. , in the performance of miracles with six other ascetic sages of his day, during which the Buddha demonstrates his complete supremacy. the S.C.O. The stra called the Lions Roar on the Turning of the Wheel Discourse (cakkavatti-shanda-sutta). According to scriptures, Maitreya will be a successor to the present Buddha, Gautama Buddha (also known as kyamuni Buddha). 46 (AMV 10; LH 981.4; NT 961.1). The prophecy genre is considered by adherents of the Great Vehicle as one of the twelve branches of Buddhas discourse, and indeed several texts of this style are found in the Tibetan collection of the Translated Word of the Buddha. Because, for now, those are four of the more bizarre predictions from ancient Buddhist texts. New York: New York University Press, JJC Foundation, 2008. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015077136920?urlappend=%3Bsignon=swle:urn:mace:incommon:virginia.edu. . The Tibetan reads: (LH 988.2, NT 967.3). So, my first guess at the meaning of the citys name was having brightness. sacrifice, in which a horse would be released and the king and his army would follow it for a year conquering anyone in its path. And on that very night when he will set forth in renunciation [of the world], he will indeed attain the other side of enlightenment. What does maitreya mean? The four great kings in Buddhism are kings of the four directions, each ruling over a different types of beings. A daughter of an Asura, a semi-divine being that can be either malevolent or benevolent, ac became the wife of Indra when he slew her father. The Tibetan has: (LH 985.3; NT 964.5), which translates simply seeing the excellent beings.. Trees will grow that produce beautiful cloth of various colors. Maitreya lists a number of such devotional actions of the lay community that will result in a follower being part of Maitreyas retinue in the future: worshiping at stpas (he mentions this twice), giving gifts to the Sangha, taking vows according to the teaching, observing upoadha (Pli uposatha) fasting days12 (a primarily lay ritual), and going for refuge. Patajali and the Beginnings of Dharmastra: An Alternative Social History of Early Dharmastra Production. In. The designation of prophecy is given to these works, a Buddha foretells the future enlightenment, one of their disciple-Bodhisattvas. Thus, Subrahma, Maitreyas father, is the highest ranking Hindu priest of the day. Instead, he happily joins the community of renunciates upon his sons awakening. These are the Buddhist Pure Lands that the highest realm of cyclic existence. . Furthermore, I have done it in isolation with. 114 (AMV 21); (LH 987.2; NT 966.3). However, I am not quite clear on their meaning. 50Literally, one who has heard a lot ( AMV 11, LH 981.7, NT 961.4). Following this verse, Edition A and the Tibetan have inserted: Having continually gone for refuge in the Buddha, Dharma, and Sagha and having then performed virtuous actions, you have indeed come into my teachings. (AMV 22 n. 7; LH 987.4-987.5; NT 966.6-966.7). Being intelligent, without grasping, and desireless, they will practice the way of a priest156 under Maitreyas instruction.157 (98) [NT 969], Being absolutely devoid of egotism, without possessions,158 without gold and silver,159 without a home, and without attachments,160 they will practice the way of Brahman under Maitreyas instruction. Lvi (392) has chaplain. An announcement from the organization says that a great miracle will soon appear. 26 (AMV 6; LH 980.2; NT 959.6). Many Maitreya Buddha statues, Buddha images are shown with different attributes as well as Hand mudras as well as postures. Looking upwards in the four directions, he will proclaim these words: This is my last life. MW (533.2) equates this with the Ngaruka tree, or the Sweet Orange tree (C, , on all sides. 22, (AMV 4). 117Reliquary mounds usually containing the relics of the Buddha or a Buddhist saint. . One still has a body here but not the coarser aspects of desire. (44), He will have a voice74 [like] Brahm with great resonance,75, have golden colored [skin of] great splendor. (not found in the Tibetan). The other half of the name, , means having, possessing. All teaching was done orally in ancient Indian culture. Version A, which the Tibetan follows, does: Having given to the Sagha gifts of clothes, food and drink, and various medicines for the weary, you have come into my teachings. 81Use of this term only became prominent during the first or second century CE. Edited by Sri Prabhas Chandra Majumder. He waits in the Tusita heaven for the moment he is to appear on earth as the Buddha of the fifth world cycle. 29 (LH 980.3; NT 959.7) (AMV 7) . Maitreya (Sanskrit: ) or Metteyya (Pali: ) is regarded as a prophesied Buddha of this world in Buddhist eschatology. Sariputra, the great general of the doctrine, most wise and resplendent, from compassion for the world asked the Lord: 'Some time ago you have spoken to us of the future Buddha, who will lead the world at a future . : , 1800. http://tbrc.org/link?RID=O01JW005|O01JW00501JW15936$W22703. Having heard this extraordinary tale and having seen such abundant good fortune, what wise person would not have faith, since even those in dark rebirths do so? 6; LH 980.2-980.3; NT 959.6-959.7). This act of the Brhmaas dividing up the sacrificial post (as souvenirs?) The prophecy concerning Maitreya Buddha (translated by Edward Conze in his Buddhist Scriptures (Penguin Books, 1959), from page 238. Translation of theMaitreya-Vykaraamfrom Sanskrit with reference to Tibetan and French translations, includes introduction and bibliography. Neither lying down nor sitting, that woman, who will have fulfilled her duty, The best of men will exit the womb from the right side [of his mother], just like the shining sun coming out from behind a mass of clouds. It is found in the canonical literatur of all Buddhist sects (Theravda, Mahyna, Vajrayna), and is accepted by most Buddhists as a statement about an event that will take place when the Dharma will have been forgotten on . A new translation from the Sanskrit and Tibetan, non-virtuous actions to a subsequent lifes beneficial or harmful outcomes respectively. Out of the 108 verses of the text only two are devoted to describing Maitreyas doctrine, and these are simply a summary of the Four Noble Truths. 395-405, particularly pp. ): this is a locative used like a dative. 73A has Maitreya indeed the pinnacle of people ( , AMV p15., n.1) and the Tibetan repeats the greatest of bipeds (, LH 984.2, NT 973.5). [108]. Digital Edition: http://www.dsbcproject.org/canon-text/content/415/1880 (Accessed February 14, 2021). 99The Tibetan resumes the order of verses in the Sanskrit with (LH 986.2, NT 965.4). However, the Tibetan translates the two uses as and . (57), Seeing that the crowd is well-disposed,95 he will talk about the truths of suffering, the arising of suffering, and the transcendence96 of suffering.97 (58), Along with the peaceful, holy eightfold path that leads to the extinction [of sorrows] (nirva), and having listened attentively to that doctrine they will begin to progress in the teaching.98 (59), And99 in a garden covered in flowers, there will be a gathering. 64This verse is found only in edition B of the text. Richmond, Surrey: Curzon Press, 1996. Antichrist to appear at time of catastrophic events. 19). a different form. 102Tibetan has will definitely emerge from [being a] house[holder] (, LH 986.4, NT 965.6). I do not know Chinese and so have not been able to avail myself of those translations as Lvi and Conze did. Publications de lInstitut Orientaliste de Louvain. See note 20. The gods will hold up a white parasol over the head of that [boy]. To a vast audience that stretches for miles, Maitreya explains at relative length (8 verses) how the whole audience is there only because in the past they followed the teaching of kyamuni Buddha and performed pious acts, such as donating to monasteries, worshiping at Stupas, and so forth. The US attack on Iran is the Pearl Harbor that will incite direct Sino-Russia engagement. (77) [24], He128 will guide the Hearers with the three [types of] miracles.129 Thereby, all of them will cast away their outflows and be joyful.130 (78), His first congregation131 will be a full 960 million Hearers. Their sigla are LH and NT respectively. The Tibetan translation for the name of Indras wife, ach, is , though it is unclear how the Tibetan is derived from the Sanskrit. In the Array of Stalks Stra Maitreya is third to last of 52 teachers Sudhana meets, just before Majur and Samantabhadra. III by Benjamin Creme (1997); 1.4 The World Teacher for All Humanity by Benjamin Creme (2007); 1.5 The Awakening of Humanity, by . Assis au pied de cet arbre, Maitreya, le meilleur des bipdes, arrivera lIllumination totale et insurpassable; pas de doute l-dessus!). Tibetan has , though Jim Valby has honor as a definition of, Atkinson, David W. Maitreya, the Future Buddha., Lvi, Sylvain. Gilgit manuscripts date between 400 to 600 C.E.8 This date range corresponds with the explosion of Great Vehicle epic literature such as the Mound of Jewels collection and the Garland of Buddhas collection.9 These texts describe a grandiose vision of the Buddhist cosmos that is full of an inestimable number of Buddhas and saints, replete with miracles, and populated by untold hosts of non-human beings. Lvi for his translation relied on a manuscript from the H. P. Shastri Collection No. 19, * (AMV, 4; LH 979.4; NT 959.1). It will indeed be 12 yojanas long and 7 yojanas wide. Mi-Lar is the transliteration of Maitreya in Mandarin. I used the Sanskrit critical edition edited by P. C. Majumder and two editions of the Tibetan, the Lhasa and Narthang. containing hints of those elements, is distinctly more limited than those later Great Vehicle epics. Watch Sanat Maitreya Kumara's Dec 15 - The Prophecy of Maitreya on Livestream.com. 70Sanskrit has or (AMV 14 verse 42 and note 3); Tibetan has (LH 984.1, NT 963.4). Pentecost is a prime example of this Holy Spirit fire. Edition A of the Sanskrit has very shrill, literally greatly agitated (, AMV 15. n 2). as endowed with brightness but as having flags, or more creatively festooned.. 4). Conze simply translates this as Some time ago (Conze. rya Maitreya-Vykaranam. dividing up the sacrificial post (as souvenirs?) 82Before this line, A inserts: He will give the sacrificial pillar made of seven jewels to the Brhmaas. ( [sic.] 154, Bibliotheque de lEcole de Hautes tudes, Sciences Religieuses (Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols, 2012), 123-128. 2d ed. , that term best fits all the parameters here. (70), Because you have given to the Sangha118 gifts of clothes, food and drink, and various cures for the weary, you have indeed come into my teachings.119 (71), Having sprinkled saffron water and rubbed sandalwood paste on the stpas of the sage of the kyas, you have indeed come into my teachings.120 (72) [23], It is because you placed your vows in the teachings of the Lion of the kya clan and have in fact thoroughly guarded them that you have indeed come into my teachings.121 (73), You have spent the noble, auspicious, eight-limbed upoadha days122 fasting, on the 14th, the 15th and likewise the 8th of the month, and moreover you were very focused on the eight-limbed [upoadha vows] during the Miraculous fortnight.123 (74) [LH 988] [NT 967], Having accepted the well-obtained precepts and the teachings, those beings have gone to the teachings, and you beings have gone [for refuge] to the Buddha, the teaching, and the community, and because of performing that meritorious deed, you have approached my teachings.124 (75), You beings are impelled by that, and so you have met with me. Nakamura, Hajima. Some of the relevant ones are bright appearance, clearness, brightness, lamp, flame, torch and sign, mark, flag, banner (MW 309.1). Even the worshiping at stpas (reliquary mounds) is a fairly ancient practice, predating the rise of the Great Vehicle. (29), Now having having died and fallen52 from [the company of] those in Tuita [heaven],53 Maitreya, the best of persons, will securely bridge the transition between lives54 [by entering] into the womb of that woman. Having spent upoadha days fasting on the 14th day, the 15th day, as well as the 8th day of the fortnight, and because during the Miraculous Fortnight you were well-focused on the eight-limbed [vows] and purified yourselves through fasting, you indeed have come into my teachings. (AMV 23 n. 1). . For more information about this term, see Full Entry below. I hope anyone who reads this translation both enjoys it and gains something from it. (51), [Then he will think,] Having renounce all this [for wandering] wherever, let me reach. And having taken Maitreya who will have the 32 marks of greatness, the midwife will bring that [newborn] blazing with good fortune to [his] mother. 18Possibly the earliest reference to Maitreya in the Buddhas teachings can be found in a stra in the Collection of Long Discourses or Dgha Nikya. AMV rya Maitreya-Vykaranam, The Prophecy of the Superior Maitreya, ed. Attributes of Maitreya Buddha. 136The Tibetan includes flowers: (LH 988.6, NT 967.7). One of Muhammad's followers, Salman, a Persian was sitting near Him. Enamored with Ahalys beauty, Indra lures Gautama away from his home and, assuming his form, seduces his unsuspecting wife. 85The Tibetan reads here (LH 985.2; NT 964.4), which literally translates as the state of the nectar [of immortality]. The Sanskrit is the name in Brahmic culture for the nectar of immortality, but here it is used in its literal sense of deathlessness, which in a Buddhist context must refer to nirva. Edition B has = right then and there (AMV 20). 23) = seized, filled, taken possession of, encompassed, 23). Predictions about the Emerge of Maitreya. The Maitreya Buddha statue is being designed to last for at least 1,000 years. 4. [10][11] Bah's believe that the prophecy that Maitreya will usher in a new society of tolerance and love has been fulfilled by Bah'u'llh's teachings on world peace. There are seven variations to The Hebrew Spelling of the name, MAITREYA and all seven Calculate to six hundred and sixty six = 666. 1, 4. It tells of the rising of regular people who wish to bring about great change and heal. Gilgit Manuscripts. Lvi, Sylvain. (99), They indeed will go to the far shore, having thus severed the hold on [attachments] net,161 and having obtained the meditative states, they will be in complete possession of joy and happiness and will practice the way of a priest under Maitreyas instruction. The gods will strew [flowers] on the sage who has come to the city. I do not know Chinese and so have not been able to avail myself of those translations as Lvi and Conze did. In Scripture, fire can signify the Holy Spirit. Homage to the Superior [LH 979] Maitreya!. (26), The minister48 of this king will be the brhmaa Subrahmaa.49 A very learned50 man who knows the four Vedas, he will be the kings teacher. I undertook it in order to revive my limited knowledge of Sanskrit which had languished for many years. 152This verse is only in edition B (AMV 27, n. 6). B enjamin Creme did not live to see Maitreya reveal himself to the world. The message to lay people is that faith is enough for this life now; in the future they can actually practice the path of renunciation under Maitreya, and at that point it will not be so hard. Maitreyas disillusionment with the world also takes a different form. Moats built by jeweled bricks and arrayed with carpets of red and blue lotuses will be adorned with decorative grasses. Out of the 108 verses of the text only two are devoted to describing Maitreyas doctrine, and these are simply a summary of the Four Noble Truths. he future life of Maitreya as described by the Buddha in this text makes use of several of the elements of the, but with notable differences. (17), A pleasing sound will resound from the wind moving in those palm trees, just like the sweet sound of cymbals in five-part [harmony].36 (18) [9] [LH 981], In those days, the people in this city will seek the highest happiness37 and tranquility,38 and they will be exceedingly pleased by the sound of the palm trees taking delight in it. The Tibetan is (LH 983.7, NT 963.2-963.3). Maitreya Le Consolateur. In, Olivelle, Patrick. by Prabhas Chandra Majumder. 116Edition B leaves out kyamuni (AMV 22 n. 1). presuming there is a single landmass surrounded by ocean. was the first full translation I undertook. Here, he gives the essential keynotes of the Maitreya prophecy and with these words I conclude this article. (32), The best of men will exit the womb from the right side [of his mother], just like the shining sun coming out from behind a mass of clouds. You have been encompassed125 by the sage, the best of teachers, whose intelligence is great.126 (76), Seeing that the audience is receptive, [Maitreya] will speak these truths, and having heard them, they will thus attain to the truth,127 the highest stage. The Sanskrit derives from - down, off and meaning giving. (13) gives B as the preferred reading, though Majumder says the Tibetan agrees with A, which reads: ) will bathe him with streams of warm and cool water. The Form Realm is populated by higher level beings who in. Conze (238) similarly has when one jumps on it, it gives way, and becomes soft like the leaves of the cotton tree. They are interpreting as a continuative, whereas I am interpreting it as one of a pair of opposites: rising up () and sinking low (). Maitreya (Hangul: ) is the supreme god who can control the entire universe and nature as an almighty being free from physical restraints, is one of the central themes of The God of High School series, just like the Ragnark and the prophets. It is not a form I can identify. The Desire Realm is composed of six sub-realms where beings, primarily motivated by desire, are reborn, either as gods, demigods, humans, animals, hungry ghosts, or hell beings. In particular the referent of all these () is vague. The Tibetan resumes the order of verses in the Sanskrit with, and is the reading preferred by Prof. Majumder (. 104Following edition A and the Tibetan: (AMV 20, n. 3) and (LH 986.5, NT 965.6). and tr). Tibetan and Edition A have Having compassion for all beings (, , AMV 29 n.1, LH 990.4, NT 969.2). In the translations, numbers in parentheses at the end of a verse are the verse numbers from the printed edition edited by Majumder. The Sanskrit word, "Maitreya" (Pali: Metteya) which means, "The Benevolent One," simply refers to the future Buddha. Maitreya will come from one of the upper castes, but instead of being from the warrior caste, he will be from the priestly caste of Brhmaas. 119This verse, with a slightly different word order, comes after verse 73 in edition A and the Tibetan (AMV 22 n. 3, LH 987.6-987.7, NT 966.7-967.1). Maitreya is allegedly a bodhisattva, the term for one who . 3:15 PREVIEW Leave This Place. Possessing the seven [types of] treasures [of a wheel-turning ruler], That ruler of men will govern the landwhich will extend without interruption to the limitless oceans, At that time, this lord of the land, who is called akha, will have four great treasures each with a billion jewels. NT adds: , May it be auspicious!. 135 (AMV 25). See note 49. AMV 16 n. 5). The word outflows () appears to be in the nominative plural, but this would require the verb to be passive which would be .
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