maitreya prophecy

Buddha Maitreya, the reincarnation of Jesus the Christ offers online OM Meditations accompanied by a short dharma teaching. His Teaching or Message is represented in a visual aid (Sign, Yantra, Mandala) called The Greatest Sign . Review of Matsumoto Bunzabur, Miroku Jdo Ron (Etude de La Terre-Pure de Maitreya). Bulletin de lcole Franaise dExtrme-Orient 11 (1911): 43957. 139The verb here () is singular and at odds with the plural subject. So for them () translated not as endowed with brightness but as having flags, or more creatively festooned.. found at Gilgit that might not have been available to Lvi in 1932. They will be tall in stature with a beautiful complexion and have great strength. 148Version A and Tibetan have Guide of the world (, ) instead of Conqueror (AMV 27 n. 4). 59 (AMV 12), (LH 982.6; NT 962.3). 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. Conze, Edward (ed. 12Upoadha (set on fasting, = uposatha, Pli) is an observance of restrain celebrated during certain days of the month in most Buddhist countries. 83. The earth will be free from thorns and level, with verdant plains. The Mandra tree (Erythrina Indica) is also known as the Indian Coral Tree. 4Winternitz, History of Indian Literature, p. 277. In , Lhasa, 74:98296. literally translates as outflow and refers to the outflowing of psychic energy toward objects of desire, but is commonly translated as contamination, Nirva, meaning to I will be extinguished/blown out. 99The Tibetan resumes the order of verses in the Sanskrit with (LH 986.2, NT 965.4). Lvi (393) includes this line in his translation. 13Winternitz, A History of Indian Literature, p. 272. 143 (AMV 26). From 1984, at 33 years old, He returned to Nepal, India, and Tibet/China; and in Northern California He established His Planetary Ashram allowing many hundreds of Monasteries to come under His Direct Mastery as Tulku Buddha . See note 20. The prophecy of the arrival of Maitreya refers to a time in . (65) [21], And there at that time, hundreds of thousands living beings109 [LH 987] will go forth [from the householder life] under the instruction of Maitreya. (101), After having led hundreds of thousands of living creatures with the body of his doctrine,163 that guide will then enter nirva. This is identical to the version found in Gilgit Manuscripts, ed. I do not know Chinese and so have not been able to avail myself of those translations as Lvi and Conze did. The Sanskrit critical edition was compiled by Prabhas Chandra Majumder in 1959. The Tibetan reads: (LH 988.2, NT 967.3). the center of the Buddhist and Hindu world of the time. In neither case can I make sense of the continuative. Some of the relevant ones are bright appearance, clearness, brightness, lamp, flame, torch and sign, mark, flag, banner (MW 309.1). Maitreya is a bodhisattva who in the Buddhist tradition is to appear on Earth, achieve complete enlightenment, and teach . (15) [8], Moats built by jeweled bricks and arrayed with carpets of red and blue lotuses will be adorned with decorative grasses.34 (16), They will be completely encircled by seven rings of Tla trees35 that are made of four kinds of jewels and are adorned with lattices of tiny bells. ' - The prophecy of Shambala ( Buddhist, BEF 700 CE ) Sudhana is the name of the protagonist in the Array of Stalks Stra (, , c. 200 to 300 CE) that is found within the Garland of Buddhas Stra (, ). Le bouddhisme ancien ou le bouddhisme theravda considre que seuls de rares individus emprunteront la voie du bodhisattva, dont l'aboutissement est l'veil pur et parfait du samyaksambuddha, qui permet de faire . It looks most like a future causative, though for that would be . dividing up the sacrificial post (as souvenirs?) (28), At that time, a woman with the name of Brahmvat51 will be his wife. 141 (AMV 26) literally a throw of cloth. Apparently, this means something thrown down on the ground before a visiting dignitary like the modern day red carpet. The Tibetan is more descriptive: When they saw the benefactor of the world enter the best of cities, they spread all over the ground a cotton carpet () as soft as a feather ( , LH 989.1-989.2, NT 968.1-968.2). Edition A has (accompanied by) which the Tibetan translates as and (AMV 27 n. 8, Lvi 389, LH 989.6, NT 968.5). 108 (AMV 20), probably the named after the constellation of the same name (MW 952.3). The Maitreya Prophecy. (LH 982.3; NT 961.7). The Twelfth Imam is not a Christian/biblical idea, but rather a concept in Shia Islam tied to Muslim beliefs about the end times. Attributes of Maitreya Buddha. 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). Delhi: Sri Satguru Publications, 1984. http://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/u2451526. (51), [Then he will think,] Having renounce all this [for wandering] wherever, let me reach. Based primarily on Chinese sources and the Japanese monograph on Maitreyas Pure-land by Matsumoto Bunzabur, Lvi (362-363) argues that this refers to the name of a Stra, In the Stra on the Past and Future, of which the Sanskrit title would be Prvparnta Stra. AMV rya Maitreya-Vykaranam, The Prophecy of the Superior Maitreya, ed. 72Conzes translation (239) resumes here with And when his father sees that his son has the thirty-two Marks of a superman, and considers their implications in the light of the holy mantras, he will be filled with joy.. 34 (LH 980.6; NT 960.3) AMV (8) has , but LH and NT clearly have though in both texts the looks like a . Although there is no scriptural evidence that the antichrist will come in the form of such a person, there are similarities between them. 64This verse is found only in edition B of the text. Pri, Nel. After this one, Conze skips the next fourteen verses and resumes his translation with verse 91. See the next verse. 153 (AMV 27)This follows edition B. I bow to you, highest of beings!149 O your eminence,150 you who are the pinnacle of men, have compassion on the community! (92), At that point Mra, son of the gods, with his great magical powers, will be there. The sage curses Indra. 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]. 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. Maitreya, the Future Buddha: Edited by Alan Sponberg, Helen Hardacre. (4), In his day, the oceans will dry up, receding 100 yojana20 along the shore, and that will become the highway of a world ruling king (cakravartin).21 (5), Jambudvpa22 in those days will be a plain 10,000 yojanas square,23 and will be an abode for all beings. Both Indra and Brahm (the two main gods of Hinduism prior to the rise of iva and Viu), of Maitreyas prophecy, as we have it, clearly presents Buddhism as a. on the doctrine taught by the future Buddha. Any feedback would be appreciated. The prophecy of the arrival of Maitreya is found in the canonical literature of all Buddhist sects. One would expect the form (good Brhman), though in verse 42, we find the priests name in the form of which would be the nominative of (he for whom Brahm is good?). See Whitney. The Penguin Classics, L88. The Tibetan has: (LH 985.3; NT 964.5), which translates simply seeing the excellent beings.. Since the Tibetan ends with the (zhes), this indicates the end of Maitreyas speech in the story in the Tibetan translation. Patajali and the Beginnings of Dharmastra: An Alternative Social History of Early Dharmastra Production. In Aux Abords de La Clairire: tudes Indiennes et Compares En lHonneur de Charles Malamoud, by Silvia DIntino and Caterina Guenzi, Vol. 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. Winternitz cites in a note on that page that the name of the author is found only in the Tokharian and Uigurian fragments of the text. There are a number of Buddhist texts foretelling Maitreya. 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 . Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1984. (LH 989.2). 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). 5, , hereafter AMV. Maitreya is commonly considered to be the next Buddha to come to this world and has been the focus of an extensive cult throughout Asia at various times. However, I am not quite clear on their meaning. Nakamura, Hajima. So the translation arms has been used as the unit of measurement, and the numbers have been doubled. 1. In notes and elsewhere, I generally use the languages native script (Tibetan or Devangari) rather than transliteration. See Maurice Walshe, tr., Thus Have I Heard: The Long Discourses of the Buddha (London: Wisdom Publications, 1987), pp. translates the name of the city Mathura (, The Sanskrit term more commonly refers to a type of family priest. In this context, following the modern English translations of the Tibetan, minister seems more apt (, (good Brhman), though in verse 42, we find. However, here the term is used ambiguously and does not necessarily refer to that doctrine of the three bodies, which was fully developed by the Yogcrins in the 4th century CE. 161 (AMV 28). Two versions of the Tibetan translation were also utilized: in bKa gyur (Lhasa), vol. THE FUTURE BUDDHA-----('Maitreyavyakarana') Maitreya will appear in the future, some thirty thousand years hence. the use of elements from the Siddhrthas hagiography, are aspects of Buddhism that coincided and contributed to the rise of the Great Vehicle. Puka. Lvi apparently translates this as plus de pchs (without sins) (Lvi 396). Finally, a word on the translation. 26 (AMV 6; LH 980.2; NT 959.6). His third congregation will be of a full 220 million Hearers. 31Roughly, 100 miles by 60 miles. Maitreyas disillusionment with the world also takes a different form. His eyes will be like the petals of a lotus.76 (45), His body will have a height of 50 hands,77 and thus with abundance he will grow up and out into a handsome form.78 (46), [At an assembly] attended by 84,000 people, [NT 964] that [youth] Maitreya will teach about mantras.79 (47) [16], Then, akha, the lord of men, will erect a sacrificial post 32 arms wide by 2000 arms tall.80 (48), The lord of men will decorate that sacrificial post with various jewels. It is a story written primarily for lay Buddhist practitioners saying to them that if they believe in the Buddha and his teachings and perform acts of devotion, they will sit at the feet of the future Buddha Maitreya as renunciants. 23 (AMV 5; LH 979.5; NT 959.2). The Tibetan consistently translates this as which generally means faith but has a secondary meaning of serenity, confidence. 171 (AMV 30), (LH 991.2, NT 969.6). is a gesture of cupping the hands together and offering them to the person as a sign of respect. They will have eliminated obstacles. However, no matter the level of concentration, all three realms are still within the cycle of cyclic existence (. 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. For the online Sanskrit reference see Than Grove, https://pages.shanti.virginia.edu/Sanskrit_Language_Tools/ (accessed February 14, 2021). MW (533.2) equates this with the Ngaruka tree, or the Sweet Orange tree (Citrus sinensis). Having done only minimal research, I wonder, a genre of texts that were prevalent in Central Asia around this time. 48 (AMV 11), (LH 981.7; NT 961.4). 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. 19, * (AMV, 4; LH 979.4; NT 959.1). 21, * (AMV, 4; NT 959.2). The Tibetan has 64 fathoms side to side, 1000 top to bottom (, . one may argue that "prophecy," in his case, evidently "failed," for Creme time and again indicated that he . THE PROPHECY CONCERNING MAITREYA. 149The Sanskrit word for both do homage and bow to is namaste, (AMV 27). The difference here in The Prophecy of Maitreya is in the sole emphasis on faith and the descriptions of its potent efficacy. Majumders edition of the Sanskrit text, pp. The Sanskrit verb is an unconventional future form of - to scatter. 114 (AMV 21); (LH 987.2; NT 966.3). (33), Then, very pleased, the thousand-eyed king of the gods,59 acs husband,60 [Indra] will take hold of that [just] born Maitreya, the best of bipeds.61 (34) [13], And as soon as he is born, [LH 983] that [boy] will take seven steps and under each step a lotus will form. Then, akha, the lord of men, will erect a sacrificial post 32 arms wide by 2000 arms tall. However, the text was probably written somewhere between the end of the 2nd century CE and the beginning of the 3rd. 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. (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. Furthermore, upon his birth Maitreyas father will see his sons two potential destiniesbecoming a world ruler or a Buddhabut unlike uddhodana, the Buddhas father, Maitreyas father will take no steps to prevent his sons renunciation. 158 (AMV 28), (LH 990.3, NT 969.1). (104) [30], So, [when] one places their thoughts on the Doctrine, the Buddha, [LH 991] and the best of assemblies, the Sagha, they will become very powerful.168 [105], Through propitiating169 such a one like the compassionate Maitreya, best of bipeds, in time you will proceed to nirva.170 [106], Having heard this extraordinary [tale] and having seen such abundant good fortune,171 what wise person would not have faith,172 since even those in dark rebirths do so? Richmond, Surrey: Curzon Press, 1996. 154, (AMV 27, LH 989.7, NT 968.6). . Olivelle, Patrick. Blavatsky, Helena Roerich, Alice Bailey, and most recently Benjamin Creme, Maitreya the World Teacher is also known as the Christ (the word is a term used to designate the head of the Spiritual Hierarchy for our planet), th. The latter is known, especially in East Asian circles, as The Flower Garland/Ornament Stra, which the Tibetan translate as the Host of Buddhas Stra. Lvi (393) includes this line in his translation. 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 . Hajima Nakamura, Indian Buddhism: A Survey with Bibliographic Notes, ed. consultation of other scholars from any of these traditions. The Tibetan is not any clearer on that account: (LH 987.2-987.3, NT 966.3-966.4). These will be pacified Hearers whose minds are pacified. The reason this could be said is because it has been about 2,500 years since this prophecy was first told by the original Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, and . . Cambridge [Cambridgeshire], New York: Cambridge University Press, 1988. http://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/u1243726. The Tibetan also uses the verb to touch: (LH 985.2, NT 964.4). His body will have a height of 50 hands. 17 (AMV 3, LH 979.2, NT 958.6). Thus, Subrahma, Maitreyas father, is the highest ranking Hindu priest of the day. Instead. 49 (AMV 11), (LH 981.7, NT 961.4). 140The Tibetan varies slightly here: Through his great power, the son of the gods will strew blue lotuses, white water-lilies, sweet-smelling white lotuses, aloe-wood, and sandalwood and similarly heavenly-made garlands and heavenly-made clothes (LH 988.7-989.1, NT 968.1). Also translated as Great Achievements and so forth. 128Tibetan formally closes the quote with which is not in the Sanskrit and resumes following the Sanskrit (LH 988.1, NT 967.2). He would then concentrate on all the buddhas and make the following aspiration: 1. Predictions about the Emerge of Maitreya. 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. 4). Tibetan agrees with the plural subject (LH 988.6-988.7, NT 967.7-968.1). Lvi (390-391) translates, when one jumps on it, it lowers itself and becomes soft like the leaves of cotton (quand on y saute, il s'abaisse de lui-mme et se fait doux comme des feuilles de cotonnier). The divine inspirations of Hai Tong were based on the Maitreya Prophecy that is revealed in the "Maitreyavyakarana Sutra". 19 n. 3; Lvi 387 vv. Two nga kings will bathe him with streams of warm and cool water. He was given the name, which fulfills the prophecy that, "Many will come in my name and will call themselves," Christ (or Maitreya ). In: Lukas Pokorny and Franz Winter, eds. See note 20. The printed text has: and the digital version has (http://www.dsbcproject.org/canon-text/content/415/1880 accessed May 8, 2018). Mukhopadhyay, 1959. http://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/u4600447. Full references are listed in the Bibliography. , has many meanings. When translating, I try to be as faithful as possible to original as far as I understand it. 142 (AMV 26). Rising and falling [according to ones needs],24 [the ground] will be soft like cotton.

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