Trees will grow that produce beautiful cloth of various colors. 23 (n.d.): 75. 118The Buddhist community. 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. time in the future his tree of enlightenment will be, ). Dec. 12, 2008 - Share International's spokesman, author and lecturer Benjamin Creme, has spent 30 years declaring that Maitreya, a messiah for the world is living in London but has not yet been revealed. Maitreya was born in Tehran, Persia, about 100 years after the beginning of the Bab's Mission. "In the Tushita heaven of the Buddhists dwells the radiant consciousness of Maitreya, the loving one, the desired of all nations - the Buddhist Messiah who is yet to come. 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). See note 49. Lvi (393) includes this line in his translation. 100Approximately 311 to 764 miles, depending on the calculation of the size of a yojana. , has many meanings. Early versions of such stories are found throughout the Buddhist canon, with birth-stories of the Buddha, the Legends of the Bodhisattvaor as he translates, The Garland of Great Achievements by the Bodhisattva (, with one foot in the Hnayna literature, and the other in that of the Mahyna.. 6; LH 980.2-980.3; NT 959.6-959.7). Edition A has (accompanied by) which the Tibetan translates as and (AMV 27 n. 8, Lvi 389, LH 989.6, NT 968.5). containing hints of those elements, is distinctly more limited than those later Great Vehicle epics. His third congregation will be of a full 220 million Hearers. 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. Kyoto: Rinsen Book Company, 1985. According to Nakamura, (Meeting with Maitreya) was composed in the 3rd century A.D. and was translated into Chinese by Kumrajiva (, In dating such texts obscured by the mists of, was probably written somewhere between the end of the 2. knowledge of Sanskrit which had languished for many years. Maitreya is a bodhisattva who in the Buddhist tradition is to appear on Earth, achieve complete enlightenment, and teach the pure dharma. Thus, Subrahma. The Tibetan merely transliterates this name, albeit poorly: (LH 986.6; NT 966.1). His name means Conch Shell. Instead of the four signs of suffering and release that inspires Siddhrtha to renounce his home, the future Maitreya is disillusioned by the. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1953. http://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/u1036127. Rick Branch. The Prophecy of Maitreya does not focus in detail on the doctrine taught by the future Buddha. Only Buddhist practitioners who are Non-returners (, (accompanied by) which the Tibetan translates as. ) Some of the relevant ones are bright appearance, clearness, brightness, lamp, flame, torch and sign, mark, flag, banner (MW 309.1). means duck whereas are long grasses used to make mats. 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 . (86), The resounding music will be divine,142 and a divine garland will fall [from the sky]. A new translation from the Sanskrit and Tibetan[1], Subjects Zoologies (Biological and Spiritual)Tibetan Typologies of BeingsTranscendent DeityBuddha, Subjects Tibet and HimalayasEconomicsIncome sources. dies and is reborn in another of the realms. , AMV 28 n. 1), while the Tibetan for the whole verse reads: Those who practiced the way of a priest in the teaching of Maitreya [will be] without negativity, without afflictive emotions, and without doubt ( LH 990.1-990.2, NT 968.7-969.1). Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols, 2012. 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. The gods will hold up a white parasol over the head of that [boy]. It was Buddha himself gave words of prophecy to Maitreya Bodhisattva for his destiny in Gridhrakut around Rajgir. Edition A and the Tibetan do not have this line but instead have: When he enters the beautiful city of Ketumti. (AMV 25 n. 1). One still has a body here but not the coarser aspects of desire. 82Before this line, A inserts: He will give the sacrificial pillar made of seven jewels to the Brhmaas. ( [sic.] 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). (40), Then, with many thousands of musical instruments68 being played, a rain of flowers will fall on Maitreya, when he enters that city.69 (41) [LH 984], Having seen thus that his son has the 32 marks of an exceptional man and examining them with mantras,70 Subrahm71 will be joyful.72 (42), Just as, through mantras, two [different] destinies of a youth can be seen, [Subrahm will see that his son will be] either a world-ruling leader of men or a Buddha, the greatest of bipeds. 168 (AMV 30). In the Array of Stalks Stra Maitreya is third to last of 52 teachers Sudhana meets, just before Majur and Samantabhadra. 21, * (AMV, 4; NT 959.2). , Publications de lInstitut Orientaliste de Louvain (Louvain-la-Neuve: Universit catholique de Louvain, Institut orientaliste, 1988), The Indian notion of a world-ruling king harkens back to the Veda. illuminates to Maitreya the transitory, decaying nature of the world and prompts him to leave his home. See the next verse. London: G. Allen and Unwin, 1962. http://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/u1163487. 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. Often the literal translation is the most exact, but sometimes idioms and metaphors and the more culturally specific forms of the language need a less restricted translation, these I footnote with the original text. The whole three realms. With these teachings, the narrative explicitly makes a connection between the current lay Buddhist community and the future audience of Maitreya. Likewise at the forefront of the same number of people, Then, a householder known by the name of Sudhana, At this point, the jewel of women [i.e., the main wife] of akha, known by the name Vikh, And there at that time, hundreds of thousands living beings. Elapatra (probably a simplification of elpattra, meaning cardamom leaf) is found in Gndhra on the north-west on the border with Pakistan, and akhas treasure is in Vras, in Uttar Pradesh, Indiathe center of the Buddhist and Hindu world of the time. (AMV p. 22; , NT 966.5): this is a locative used like a dative. Legends seems the best choice (for now). Page numbers for the three primary editions used (Majumders edition of the Sanskrit and the two Tibetan translations) will be in brackets in smaller font. 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. 40 (AMV 9). (10), The beings there will be faultless, sinless, joyful, and full of life. Maitreya Le Consolateur. In Mlanges Linossier, tudes Dorientalisme, 2:355402. (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. 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. 99The Tibetan resumes the order of verses in the Sanskrit with (LH 986.2, NT 965.4). (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. (great kings) is a noun ending in short -, , which makes it a nominative plural to match, in Buddhism are kings of the four directions, each ruling over a different type, white water-lilies, sweet-smelling white lotuses, aloe-wood, and sandalwood and similarly heavenly-made garlands and heavenly-made clothe, , , LH 989.1-989.2, NT 968.1-968.2). Numbers in brackets without a sigla represent the page number from that same edition. 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. Such a king would be called a Chakravartin, or a turner of wheels, referring the kings chariot wheels having turned in circumscribing his kingdom. refers to religious practitioners in India who have renounced the world, practicing chastity, continence, and study the scriptures. The Maitreyavyankarna or "The Prophecy Concerning Maitreya". (31) [12] [NT 962], Neither lying down nor sitting, that woman, who will have fulfilled her duty,56 will stand, grasp the branch of a tree, and give birth to Maitreya. Avaghoa, and Patrick Olivelle. Seeing that the audience is receptive, [Maitreya] will speak these truths, and having heard them, they will thus attain to the truth. 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. Avadna known as prophecy or revelation. by Julia Leslie (Richmond, Surrey: Curzon Press, 1996), 39-62. Answer (1 of 5): Maitreya is the Antichrist as in not Christ. All teaching was done orally in ancient Indian culture. he Tibetan is ambiguous enough to be read either way, more sense contextually, following Yijing. Lvi (394) also omits it, but Conze (240) has And he will win his enlightenment the very same day (sic.) 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 4, . Clay Sanskrit library. (14), It will have a wall made of seven jewels, as tall as sound will travel,32 whose turrets33 and gates will actually be decorated with various jewels. Buddhist Monks and Monasteries of India. And thus, having heard the doctrine, they will progress in the teaching. These words are put in the mouth of Maitreya, whereas the Four Noble Truths are presented simply as a paraphrase. 2, . 44 (a.k.a., or ) (AMV 10; LH 981.3; NT 960.7) These are seven treasures that a wheel-turning world ruler must possess: 1. a precious wheel (, ), 2. a precious jewel (, ), 3. a precious queen (, ), 4. a precious minister (, ), 5. a precious elephant (, ), 6. a precious horse (, ), and 7. a precious general (, ). The Tibetan has with/by the gods (, LH 983.5, NT 963.1). Lvi (393) also agrees with A. Conze (239) omits this verse. 166 (AMV 29). 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. Full references are listed in the Bibliography. 6/27. 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]. 158 (AMV 28), (LH 990.3, NT 969.1). The Prophecy of Maitreya Buddha coming back to the terrestrial world is written in most of the major Schools of Buddhism in many Buddhist countries. See Patrick Olivelle, 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. Maitreya. 58 (AMV 12), (LH 982.6, NT 962.2-962.3). (51) [17], [Then he will think,] Having renounce all this [for wandering] wherever, let me reach84 the state of deathlessness.85 Let me liberate people from the fear of sickness, death, and old age.86 (52), That Maitreya, the highest of people, accompanied by the 84,000 [followers] will leave to go forth in renunciation.87 (53) [18], In those days, his tree of enlightenment will be the Nga tree,88 the branches of this [tree] rising 50 yojanas89 in height.90 (54) [NT 965], And having sat down under those [branches] of that [tree], Maitreya, the highest of people, the leader, [LH 986] will reach the unsurpassable, auspicious enlightenment.91 (55), And on that very night when he will set forth in renunciation [of the world], he will indeed attain the other side of enlightenment.92 (56) [19], Thereupon, with a voice that possesses the eight [supreme] qualities,93 that best of [all] people94 will teach the true doctrine that disperses all suffering and is peaceful. So the translation arms has been used as the unit of measurement, and the numbers have been doubled. 1, Buddhist Tradition Series (Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1989), p. 180. 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. 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. 122A lay Buddhist rite of fasting on certain days of the month. . A Sanskrit-English Dictionary Etymologically and Philologically Arranged With Special Reference to Cognate Indo-European Languages (New Ed., Greatly Enl. The clue that helps us to understand when the Maitreya will be manifested is: " . Alex Wayman, vol. According to Edgerton (. Later it is revealed to us that Jin Mori is the true god of prophecy. 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