One major (the most populous) group within Hinduism is the worship of the God Vishnu and His Avatars. The present text, as edited here, is mainly based on the manuscript discovered at Gilgit. (87), Also, whoever will be living in the city of Ketumat, those people will indeed worship that one entering the best of cities. Lvi (397) appears to follow the Tibetan, they will have torn the net of desires (ils auront dchir le filet des dsirs). 155Pja is the Indian ritual of honoring and worshipping a deity or a human seen as a deity. MW (533.2) equates this with the Ngaruka tree, or the Sweet Orange tree (Citrus sinensis). The Twelfth Imam is not a Christian/biblical idea, but rather a concept in Shia Islam tied to Muslim beliefs about the end times. Seeing that the audience is receptive, [Maitreya] will speak these truths, and having heard them, they will thus attain to the truth. 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 . I am following the Tibetan here, as the Sanskrit somewhat eludes me. The first is literally coming correctly. Both Indra and Brahm (the two main gods of Hinduism prior to the rise of iva and Viu)11 join the Buddhist ranks in this story. The account of Maitreyas prophecy, as we have it, clearly presents Buddhism as a superior alternative for the lay-person to the dominant Brahmic religion. In notes and elsewhere, I generally use the languages native script (Tibetan or Devangari) rather than transliteration. 104Following edition A and the Tibetan: (AMV 20, n. 3) and (LH 986.5, NT 965.6). Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols, 2012. , 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 (, . Richmond, Surrey: Curzon Press, 1996. 170Verses 105 and 106 are not found in edition A. . 154, Bibliotheque de lEcole de Hautes tudes, Sciences Religieuses (Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols, 2012), 123-128. (62), Likewise at the forefront of the same number of people,103 Maitreyas father will also104 set forth in renunciation. Lvi (393) has and considering what the sacred formulas say (et en considrant ce que disent les Formules sacres). Lvi (392) has chaplain. 2 (1997): 193200. They will have eliminated obstacles. Bracketed page with sigla represent the Tibetan versions: LH being the Lhasa edition and NT referring to the Narthang. One later version of the curse is for Indra to grow 1,000 vulva all over his body to shame him for his lust. That such a claim is followed by a display of miraculous signs and the adoration of the worlds kings and gods (verse 83-84) clearly demonstrates that the narrative is intended for a lay audience for whom the primary practice was from the earlier Hearer path (there is no mention of Bodhisattvas or any Great Vehicle doctrine) but an audience that was increasingly concerned with acts of devotion. Lvi (393) translates the negative as without stains (souillures); Conze (239), merely all pure. Out of pity for [all] the worlds, the very wise riputra, universal commander of the doctrine, asked the teacher this:16 (1), Within the earlier and later discourses,17 you have taught about Maitreya, the future Buddha who will serve as leader of the world.18 (2), O best of men, please explain in detail everything about him including his powers as well as his supernormal abilities. Before He departed He gave a prophecy that the cultures He had inspired would eventually fall to the tragedy of greed and war. 17 (AMV 3, LH 979.2, NT 958.6). Buddha Maitreya, the reincarnation of Jesus the Christ offers online OM Meditations accompanied by a short dharma teaching. will take no steps to prevent his sons renunciation. Both Lvi (393) and Conze (239) omit it. illuminates to Maitreya the transitory, decaying nature of the world and prompts him to leave his home. 452. Lvi (393) also agrees with A. Conze (239) omits this verse. And having seen this transitoriness of the sacrificial post, Maitreya will contemplate the whole of cyclic existence, and he will long to go forth from home [in renunciation]. By Scott Wood. However, the Tibetans interpret it differently, translating as banner, flag, top ornament (), the other meaning. (79), His second congregation will be a full 940 million Hearers. There is no mention of dependent arising, nor of selflessness, or any other of the early Buddhist doctrines. was written, the dominance of the Brhma, was so strong that it prompted the author of the text to derive the future Buddha from their class to show that Buddhists were as good or. loan words in English. So, my first guess at the meaning of the citys name was having brightness. , which seems to be supported by the Tibetan: , Lvi (395) has All you, kyamuni had you before him, the best of sages, the savior, the true protector of the world, in whom the Law rests; he planted you on the path of deliverance, but you have had to wait for my teaching (. B enjamin Creme did not live to see Maitreya reveal himself to the world. (66), In a garden filled with flowers, there will be a gathering. The concept of the four treasures is found in both Buddhism and Jainism. The Penguin Classics, L88. Information and translations of maitreya in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. 69Edition A adds a verse here: And on that day pregnant women will deliver. They are Vairavaa (=Kubera) in the north ruling over the Yakas, Virdaka in the south ruling over the Kumbhas, Dhtarra in the east ruling over the Gandharvas, Virpka in the west ruling over the Ngas. Conze does not translate this verse. These will be pacified Hearers whose minds are pacified. and Improved.). AMV rya Maitreya-Vykaranam, The Prophecy of the Superior Maitreya, ed. 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. The Tibetan is clearer meaning description () of realization (). Its sigla is AMV. 161 (AMV 28). Of these, the most important is the Angatavasa ("The Chronicle of the Future [Buddha]"). They will be tall in stature with a beautiful complexion and have great strength. The word outflows () appears to be in the nominative plural, but this would require the verb to be passive which would be . The Tibetan is (LH, p 985.1; NT 964.3) The closest root for that Sanskrit future tense is (to scatter, disperse, cleave or split) but its future 3rd person plural should be , though this could be accounted for by BHS. LH (979.5) has The Indian notion of a world-ruling king harkens back to the Veda Avamedha 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. 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 . 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). I will not visit [this world] again.62 Without contaminations I will go to uncontaminated Nirva.63 (36), I will effect the liberation of sentient beings immersed in the sea of cyclic existence, who experience great suffering and are bound by the fetters of thirst.64 (37), And the gods will hold up a white parasol over the head of that [boy]. There was likely a cycle of literature around the figure of Sudhana to which this is a reference, and out of that cycle coalesced the Array of Stalks Stra. 19, * (AMV, 4; LH 979.4; NT 959.1). Buddhist Tradition Series. However, I am not quite clear on their meaning. He would then concentrate on all the buddhas and make the following aspiration: 1. 2003 Preview SONG TIME Winteryear. Sponberg, Alan, Helen Hardacre, and Princeton University. So the translation arms has been used as the unit of measurement, and the numbers have been doubled. Then, the teacher Maitreya, the highest of humans, looking down. In , Lhasa, 74:98296. (Biblical) The Biblical "Day of the Lord" begins with a Polar Shift of the earth. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1989. 4. The herald of the Cosmic Christ died peacefully as his home in Tufnell Park, north London in October 2016, at the age of 93. Edited by Sri Prabhas Chandra Majumder. In a garden filled with flowers, there will be a gathering. Lvi (394) has fifty leagues ( cinquante lieues). Conze simply translates this as Some time ago (Conze, Buddhist Scriptures, 238). The Buddhistgenre known as Legends, or Avadna,2 refers to stories that demonstrate the workings of karma by connecting a previous lifes virtuous or non-virtuous actions to a subsequent lifes beneficial or harmful outcomes respectively. Placed, the impression that this text does indeed stand, as Winternitz described Avadna literature in general, , with one foot in the Hnayna literature, and the other in that of the Mahyna., This would suggest a date of composition slightly earlier than the 400-600 CE of the Gilgit manuscripts. 2. 116Edition B leaves out kyamuni (AMV 22 n. 1). These will be Hearers who have cut off existence. It is equated with the Indian subcontinent, which for Indians of the Buddhas time was the, . MW (533.2) equates this with the Ngaruka tree, or the Sweet Orange tree (C, , on all sides. 2, . Buddhist Monks and Monasteries of India. His name means Conch Shell. With these teachings, the narrative explicitly makes a connection between the current lay Buddhist community and the future audience of Maitreya. So, my first guess at the meaning of the citys name was having brightness. 39Majumder (AMV 9) reconstructs the Sanskrit as (these three pools, groves, and gardens) based on the Tibetan (which agrees with NT 960.6), apparently mistaking of (marvelous) for (three), possibly due to the misspelling, , in the NT. and the Japanese monograph on Maitreyas Pure-land by Matsumoto Bunzabur. 12Upoadha (set on fasting, = uposatha, Pli) is an observance of restrain celebrated during certain days of the month in most Buddhist countries. Latin transliteration of non-Latin languages is a remnant of a time when technological limitations made it difficult to incorporate two fonts within the same text (think of typesetters). Conze (239) resumes his translation of the text with this verse. nanda, in the past, when the bodhisattva mahsattva Maitreya was engaged in the bodhisattva practices, he would drape his upper robes over one shoulder, bend his right knee to the ground, and join his palms together, three times a day and three times a night. However, Lvi does not thoroughly source his argument, which seems primarily based on hypothetical reconstructions of Sanskrit titles from Chinese, and as the Tibetan is ambiguous enough to be read either way, I have chosen the translation that makes more sense contextually, following Yijing and Watanabe. 4, 2nd ed. Delhi: Sri Satguru Publications, 1984. http://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/u2451526. There is no clear indication of the end of the Buddhas speech. For the online Sanskrit reference see Than Grove, https://pages.shanti.virginia.edu/Sanskrit_Language_Tools/ (accessed February 14, 2021). The Tibetan has 64 fathoms side to side, 1000 top to bottom (, . . (AMV 18 n.3). 33 (LH 980.5; NT 960.2). A lay Buddhist rite of fasting on certain days of the month. 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. 101This is following both the Tibetan (LH 986.4; NT 965.5) and Version A: (AMV 19 n.6). over the earth up to the confines of the ocean; and he will make the Dharma prevail. Vol. Lvi (395) has All you, kyamuni had you before him, the best of sages, the savior, the true protector of the world, in whom the Law rests; he planted you on the path of deliverance, but you have had to wait for my teaching (Vous tous, kyamuni vous a eus sous les yeux, lui le premier des sages, le sauveur, le vrai protecteur du monde, en qui repose la Loi; il vous a plantes sur le chemin de la delivrance, mais vous avez d attendre mon enseignement). Conze (240) follows, or agrees with, Lvi. 4 vols. 163 (AMV 29), literally with [his] Truth Body. Maitreya is a bodhisattva who in the Buddhist tradition is to appear on Earth, achieve complete enlightenment, and teach . 47The Sanskrit editions begin with this verse. Moats built by jeweled bricks and arrayed with carpets of red and blue lotuses will be adorned with decorative grasses. One still has a body here but not the coarser aspects of desire. The Sanskrit word, , has many meanings. Baha'is believe that Baha'u'llah, according "to the Hindus" is "the reincarnation of Krishna.". A pleasing sound will resound from the wind moving in those palm trees, just like the sweet sound of cymbals in five-part [harmony]. It is only upon penetrating the truth of existence (according to the Buddhists) that one is liberated from this cycle of existence and achieves lasting peace, or nirva (, ). instead of the Peepal tree (Ficus religiosa). The Sanskrit critical edition was compiled by Prabhas Chandra Majumder in 1959. , though it is unclear how the Tibetan is derived from the Sanskrit. 1.2.1 A Page from the Sacred History of the Lord Buddha: The Predestined Maitreya; 1.3 Maitreya's Mission Vol. I often translate this word as doctrine, but in this context there is enough dissonance with that standard translation to merit a deviation from it. The Tibetan reads: (LH 988.2, NT 967.3). Maitreya is the fulfiller of this prophecy (His Beloved). MW (1154.1) translates this as going entirely over or beyond. The Tibetan text differ in their translation, though this is possibly a scribal error: The first is literally coming correctly. ) is also not represented in the Tibetan. Most important and are the predictions made by Nostradamus, the 3 secrets of Fatima, the biblecode, 666 number of the beast, edgar cayce, visionaires, prediction of the coming third world war, all about the 2012 prophecy, Mayan prophecies, ufo stories and pictures, the Emerge of Maitreya, hebrew spelling, the coming of the 3th antichrist, a . 66The main translation here follows version B (AMV 14) with which the Tibetan agrees: Having properly lifted that [boy] Maitreya, blazing with glory and possessing the thirty-two marks, the midwife will give him into the hands of his mother ( , LH 983.4-983.5, NT 962.7-963.1). [These treasures are:] the Pigala in Kaliga, the Puka in Mithil, the Elapatra in Gndhra, and the akha in the town of Vrasi. However, the text was probably written somewhere between the end of the 2nd century CE and the beginning of the 3rd. 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. Antichrist to appear at time of catastrophic events. 23) = seized, filled, taken possession of, encompassed, 23). place by the early days of the Great Vehicle. 154. (93), And Maitreya, guide and lord of the world, will be surrounded by many thousands of gods from the pure abodes,151 and he will enter [those realms].152 (94), Moreover, [accompanied] by [his] assembly of brhmaas Brahm will, with clear speech,153 relate the true doctrine, speaking with his Brahma-voice. Maitreya is the bodhisattva called the "future Buddha" who resides in Tushita heaven until coming to the human realm to take the role of the next Buddha after kyamuni Buddha. 6. Only Buddhist practitioners who are Non-returners (, ) are born there. In terms of the age-old translators dilemma of translating the words versus the meaning, I fallas most dosomewhere in the middle. I used the Sanskrit critical edition edited by P. C. Majumder and two editions of the Tibetan, the Lhasa and Narthang. Out of pity for [all] the worlds, the very wise riputra, universal commander of the doctrine, asked the teacher this: you have taught about Maitreya, the future Buddha who will serve as leader of the world, O best of men, please explain in detail everything about him including his powers as well as his supernormal abilities. Pri, Nel. Answer (1 of 6): According to Ageless Wisdom Teachings given through H.P. 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. They will be completely encircled by seven rings of Tla trees. 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