Early versions of such stories are found throughout the Buddhist canon, with birth-stories of the Buddha (jtakas, , ) being the most well-known example. In , Narthang, 74:96071. Since the Tibetan ends with the (zhes), this indicates the end of Maitreyas speech in the story in the Tibetan translation. In this context it could simply mean, , the body of the [true] doctrine/religion., This is the way it is used in the Pli canon (, he Tibetan and edition A have: Having trained them in the excellent doctrine (, , 29). and Improved.). 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. Common Buddhist lore is that in Maitreyas time in the future his tree of enlightenment will be the Nga-tree ( [AMV 18], [LH 985.2; NT 964.7). (27) [LH 982], He will be a scholar and holder of mantras, possessing the whole body of sacred knowledge, as well as an expert in the Vedas, ritual science, lexicology, and grammar. 17 (AMV 3, LH 979.2, NT 958.6). The Miraculous Fortnight (, ) refers to a religious holiday commemorating the legend of the Buddhas competition in the performance of miracles with six other ascetic sages of his day, during which the Buddha demonstrates his complete supremacy and thereby converts his opponents. Lamotte also maintains there is such a text in the Chinese tradition. Cf. Section 12.The New Age Index To New Age > Maitreya : . Dutt, Nalinaksha. 93 (AMV 19). 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. The designation of prophecy is given to these works, a Buddha foretells the future enlightenment, one of their disciple-Bodhisattvas. 64This verse is found only in edition B of the text. I could not locate a version of the text in the sDe dge edition of the bKa gyur. 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. And there is no doubt that having sat down at the foot of that tree, Maitreya, the best of bipeds, will obtain the unsurpassable, complete enlightenment (AMV 18, n. 2). They will be tall in stature with a beautiful complexion and have great strength. Pri, Nel. The Sanskrit word (named/called) is also not represented in the Tibetan. (102), And after the intelligent Maitreya, the best of bipeds, has passed [into final nirva],164 the true doctrine will remain on earth for 10,000 years.165 (103), Thus, when one calms their thoughts [by placing them] on166 the conqueror, the sage of the kyas, then you will see167 the thoroughly enlightened Maitreya, the best of bipeds. 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. - Shoghi Effendi, God Passes By, p. dies and is reborn in another of the realms. The printed text has: and the digital version has (http://www.dsbcproject.org/canon-text/content/415/1880 accessed May 8, 2018). He waits in the Tusita heaven for the moment he is to appear on earth as the Buddha of the fifth world cycle. Because, for now, those are four of the more bizarre predictions from ancient Buddhist texts. Of these, the most important is the Angatavasa ("The Chronicle of the Future [Buddha]"). (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. Rick Branch. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1953. http://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/u1036127. Based on the Tibetan, it seems the verb is causative future with an unmodified root vowel, and the should really be , making outflows in the accusative plural or the object of the cause. Puka. Dutt, Sukumar. 48 (AMV 11), (LH 981.7; NT 961.4). 46 (AMV 10; LH 981.4; NT 961.1). 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. The translation has been reviewed several of times, but I do not consider it polished. . 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. Edition A has (Lvi 389, v. 94). The Tibetan is not any clearer on that account: (LH 987.2-987.3, NT 966.3-966.4). 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. MW (533.2) equates this with the Ngaruka tree, or the Sweet Orange tree (Citrus sinensis). These are the Desire Realm (, ), Form Realm (, ), and Formless Realm (, ). BHSD Franklin Edgertons Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary. I cannot find any other reference to the eight qualities or parts of the voice. e also will cup his hands together and praise the guide of the world. (7), The earth will be free from thorns and level, with verdant plains. Their names are the same as the kings who guard them, though in some versions, they are guarded by ngas. The Tibetan, Lvi (392) and Conze (239) all interpret it as the nominative name of the priest, . As for the origin of the first version, Majumder says: The Asiatic Society manuscript of the text was written during the 57th year of Gopladeva of the Pla dynasty of Bengal. The lord of men will decorate that sacrificial post with various jewels. 131, (AMV 24, LH 988.2, NT 967.3). The Tibetan resumes the order of verses in the Sanskrit with, and is the reading preferred by Prof. Majumder (. Maitreya Buddha. Conze (239) resumes his translation of the text with this verse. The Sanskrit verb is an unconventional future form of - to scatter. [1] The primary Sanskrit edition used here is -, ed. The Theosophical Maitreya: On Benjamin Creme's Millenarianism. In the Formless Realm, one no longer even has a body, because such a person has achieved one of four even more rarified meditative stabilizations. Pigala (tawny, gold-colored) is located in, Kaliga, a historical region on the east coast of India below Calcutta. 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. 7:18 PREVIEW Grief. Blue lotuses, white water-lilies, lotuses, sweet-smelling white lotuses, aloe-wood [flowers], and, The sons of the gods possessing great magical powers will create a [welcome] carpet. Once he renounces worldly life, it takes Maitreya only a day to achieve enlightenment. BHS Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit as a language form. the center of the Buddhist and Hindu world of the time. 107 (AMV 20). 40 (AMV 9). 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. 2: Buddhist Literature and Jaina Literature (Calcutta: University of Calcutta, 1933, rep. 1972), 277-294. he Tibetan is ambiguous enough to be read either way, more sense contextually, following Yijing. 33 (LH 980.5; NT 960.2). 126The next verse found only in edition B clearly returns to the third person, thus signifying the end of Maitreyas speech, as is made clear in the Tibetan. AMV rya Maitreya-Vykaranam, The Prophecy of the Superior Maitreya, ed. Even the worshiping at stpas (reliquary mounds) is a fairly ancient practice, predating the rise of the Great Vehicle. I am parsing this as a continuative plus , which seems to be supported by the Tibetan: (LH 987.2, NT 966.3). He teaches that the Message is the most important part of this Mission (or the Mission of any . Maitreya is usually attributed to the name used in Buddhism for "a Buddha yet to come," though the origins of Maitreya are unclear and disputed. (23), At that time, this lord of the land, who is called akha, will have four great treasures each with a billion jewels. 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) . Digital Edition: http://www.dsbcproject.org/canon-text/content/415/1880 (Accessed February 14, 2021). 97Sanskrit verses 58 and 59 are translated after verse 52 in the Tibetan (LH 985.3-985.5; NT 964.5-954.6). 20, * (AMV 4; LH 979.4; NT 959.2) The common equivalency for a yojana is 12-15 km or 7.45-9.32 miles. Trees will grow that produce beautiful cloth of various colors. Instead, he happily joins the community of renunciates upon his sons awakening. 1. The concept of the four treasures is found in both Buddhism and Jainism. . ac was the goddess of beauty. Lvi (393) follows edition A and the Tibetan, une taille de quatre-vingts longueurs de main, une largeur de vingt mains, le disque du visage moiti moins.Conze (240) has His body is eighty cubits high, and twenty cubits broad.. The Maitreya Prophecy, 'Maitreyavyakarana' By Andrew Dwight Harris. The Tibetan is clearer meaning description () of realization (). LHs term translates as correctly ceasing. Though neither text uses the most common Tibetan word for transcendence,. There is no mention of dependent arising, nor of selflessness, or any other of the early Buddhist doctrines. It is equated with the Indian subcontinent, which for Indians of the Buddhas time was the civilized world. Most Shia believe there have only been twelve "true" Imams, the last of which has been hiding unseen on earth since the ninth century. But there are a few Buddhist prophecies that are more specific to the time when the Maitreya will arise: "After my decease, first will occur the five disappearances. According to MW (444.3) these are the Palmyra or Fan-palm trees (Borassus flabellifer). The prophecy of the arrival of Maitreya is found in the canonical literature of all Buddhist sects (Theravda, Mahyna and Vajrayna) and is accepted by most Buddhists as a factual statement about a long-distant (or, in some cases, an incipient) millennial age.Characterization: Maitreya as Future Buddha 138 (lit. See AMV 17 n.2 and 19 n.4 and here note 86. 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 meaning here seems to be closer to (reality) since it is described as the highest level (), whereas to our modern secular ears the word doctrine connotes more of a dogmatic rule than a true description of reality. Das, Sarat Chandra. The LH edition (981.2) has the correct spelling or grove, garden, park. Tibetan and Edition A have Having compassion for all beings (, , AMV 29 n.1, LH 990.4, NT 969.2). 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 . (10), The beings there will be faultless, sinless, joyful, and full of life. 106 (AMV 20). Maitreyas disillusionment with the world also takes a different form. Then, the teacher Maitreya, the highest of humans, looking down. 14Taisho, No. 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. See N. Pri, Review of Matsumoto Bunzabur, Miroku jdo ron (Etude de la Terre-Pure de Maitreya), BEFEO vol. Either Conze is paraphrasing here, editing out what he sees as irrelevant elaborations, or, more likely, he is using a Chinese text instead of Tibetan in lieu of the missing first folios of the two extant Sanskrit editions. 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. The Maitreyavyankarna or "The Prophecy Concerning Maitreya". Paris: E. Laroux, 1932. 1, 4. has already been translated into French by Sylvian Lvi in 1932. translated by Edward Conze in his collection, in order to refresh and practice my woefully inadequate knowledge of Sanskrit, but also with the motivation to provide a full, fresh English translation of this treatise for faith-based Buddhism, . Maitreya Le Consolateur. In, Olivelle, Patrick. But he, barely out of the womb, will say, Let go! The Prophecy of the Superior Maitreya. William Dwight Whitney Linguistic Series. It shows the synthesis underlying the political, social, economic and spiritual changes now occurring on a worldwide scale and seeks to stimulate . Buddha, who was sent to India, spoke to a Hindu audience, in terminology that they could relate to and . 163 (AMV 29), literally with [his] Truth Body. Thus, Subrahma, Maitreyas father, is the highest ranking Hindu priest of the day. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1984. 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. 395-405, particularly pp. In particular the referent of all these () is vague. I used the Sanskrit critical edition edited by P. C. Majumder and two editions of the Tibetan, the Lhasa and Narthang. As with Siddhrtha, Maitreyas future mother will have an idyllic pregnancy, and, while she holds a branch of a tree, the baby will emerge from her side to avoid the crud of birth. Then, very pleased, the thousand-eyed king of the gods. 155Pja is the Indian ritual of honoring and worshipping a deity or a human seen as a deity. Version B has will go forth in renunciation and is the reading preferred by Prof. Majumder (AMV 19). (6) [5], Also at that time the people of that country will indeed flourish, and their wealth will be without end. 135 (AMV 25). (Calcutta: University of Calcutta, 1933, rep. 1972), 277-294. , p. 272. Two nga kings will bathe him with streams of warm and cool water. Edition A has = whose beings is righteous (AMV 20 n.8). The Tibetan consistently translates this as which generally means faith but has a secondary meaning of serenity, confidence. I do not know Chinese and so have not been able to avail myself of those translations as Lvi and Conze did. 19 n. 3; Lvi 387 vv. Any feedback would be appreciated. She will be beautiful, gracious, charming, and popular. Finally, a word on the translation. 49 (AMV 11), (LH 981.7, NT 961.4). . Conzes redacted translation omits the next four verses about Indra, the midwife, and the mother. See note 43 for further details. Though, these predictions were made more than 5,000 years ago by Lord Krishna, but they appear to be so accurate that you can't deny any of it. In the sutra, it was foretold that Maitreya would become the final Buddha of the future who would lead all sentient life to achieve enlightenment. I had reviewed my favorite primer, Harts. 22, (AMV 4). 150 (AMV 27), (LH 989.5, NT 968.4). Planetary Diameters in the Surya-Siddhanta. Journal of Scientific Exploration 11, no. Vishnu is as an infinite force. The Occult Nineteenth Century: Roots, Developments, and Impact on the Modern World, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 195-220. . It is equated with the Indian subcontinent, which for Indians of the Buddhas time was the, . Jambudvpa is considered to be India, where the Jambu Tree, also known as Rose Apple or Syzygium jambos, grows. 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