Because, for now, those are four of the more bizarre predictions from ancient Buddhist texts. Then, when a hundred sages cast saffron flowers his , there will be wonders, belief, and matters of great significance. (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. Moreover there will be pools in that city filled with blue lotuses and white water-lilies, and there will be marvelous parks and forests. According to Edgerton (BHSD 500.2), this is both the name of akhas main wife and kyamunis main female lay disciple, also called Mgramtar. 100Approximately 311 to 764 miles, depending on the calculation of the size of a yojana. and tr). Login . The Meditation is available to at. Maitreya's connection with Jesus is that He is the entity who overshadowed the disciple Jesus from the baptism to the crucifixion. The next two verses continue Maitreyas speech, but they are only found in edition B, not in A or in the Tibetan. Maitreya has also been employed in a millenarian role by many non-Buddhist religions in the past, such as Theosophy, the White Lotus, as well as by modern new religious movements, such as Yiguandao. Having seen thus that his son has the 32 marks of an exceptional man and examining them with mantras, 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. 71 (AMV 14), (LH 983.7, NT 963.3). According to scriptures, Maitreya will be a successor to the present Buddha, Gautama Buddha (also known as kyamuni Buddha). However, I am not quite clear on their meaning. His congregation will be so vast that it could encompass all current followers of kyamuni (verses 79-81). After this one, Conze skips the next fourteen verses and resumes his translation with verse 91. See note 20. They will cause no harm and be virtuous. They will have eliminated obstacles. The Sanskrit derives from - down, off and meaning giving. 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. 19). (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. 69Edition A adds a verse here: And on that day pregnant women will deliver. 74Reading for (AMV 15). The people will honor him with parasols, flags, and banners, and the minds of men will be soothed by the pleasant resounding of music. There is no clear indication of the end of the Buddhas speech. 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. 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. 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 . Moats built by jeweled bricks and arrayed with carpets of red and blue lotuses will be adorned with decorative grasses. Lvi apparently translates this as plus de pchs (without sins) (Lvi 396). will take no steps to prevent his sons renunciation. (12) [7], At that time, the royal capital will be called Ketumati,28 and it will be a place where beings who act virtuously toward [all] creatures29 live.30 (13), It will indeed be 12 yojanas long and 7 yojanas wide.31 [NT 960] It will be a pure and pleasant city, created through virtue. 4806 of the Asiatic Society, Calcutta. Time. Shnen-Thieme, Renate. 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. The present text, as edited here, is mainly based on the manuscript discovered at Gilgit.7. In those days, his tree of enlightenment will be the Nga tree. In , Narthang, 74:96071. rya Maitreya-Vykaranam. Moreover, the figure of Indra, another mainstay of Brahmic culture, seems to have played an increasingly prominent role in the story over time. Simple analysis reveals the truth: share-international-revealed.simplesite.com However, they repeat phrases from verses 83 and 85. (43). 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]. However, the text was probably written somewhere between the end of the 2nd century CE and the beginning of the 3rd. Except for the differences in pagination, the two Tibetan versions seem nearly identical. This and the following verse are missing from the Tibetan. Gilgit Manuscripts. 395-405, particularly pp. 81Use of this term only became prominent during the first or second century CE. His Teaching or Message is represented in a visual aid (Sign, Yantra, Mandala) called The Greatest Sign . Furthermore, upon his birth Maitreyas father will see his sons two potential destiniesbecoming a world ruler or a Buddhabut unlike uddhodana. NT (960.6) is unclear. Edited by Alex Wayman. 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: (NT 964.5), (LH 985.3-985.4). (Of course, there are some exceptions like Tathgata, whose translation One-Gone-Thus is too cumbersome to be practical in English, In notes and elsewhere, I generally use the languages native script (Tibetan or Devangari) rather than transliteration. 86In the Sanskrit there appears to be no indication that this is a quote from Maitreya except the use of the pronoun I . In those days, the people in this city will seek the highest happiness. The first half of the sentence uses the third person singular, 30). 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. One of the earliest mention of Maitreya is a Sanskrit text, the "Maitreya-vyakarana" ("The Prophecy of Maitreya") stating that gods, men and other beings will worship Maitreya and will lose their doubts, and the torrents of their cravings will be cut off: "free from all misery, they will manage to cross the ocean of becoming and, as a result of Maitreya's teachings, they will lead a . 10This popular work has been translated many times. People live longer; the world is vaster, and the Buddha comes from the highest class. Each treasure is associated with a different region of ancient India. Literally, desires, not eating, and old age. The translation borrows from Conze (238-239), Three kinds of illness only are known people must relieve their bowels, they must eat, they must get old, and Lvi (391) who has les besoins, linanition, la vieillesse., 28 (AMV 7; LH 980.3; NT 959.7). Rick Branch. The prjali is a gesture of cupping the hands together and offering them to the person as a sign of respect. 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. (51), [Then he will think,] Having renounce all this [for wandering] wherever, let me reach. containing hints of those elements, is distinctly more limited than those later Great Vehicle epics. One of the three components of the end-time Babylonian confederacy is the False Prophet representing the false holy spirit. [These treasures are:] the Pigala in Kaliga, the Puka in Mithil, the Elapatra in Gndhra, and the akha in the town of Vrasi. 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). Conze does not translate this verse. (LH 989.2). Indian Buddhism: A Survey with Bibliographic Notes. Avaghoa, and Patrick Olivelle. of the sky celestial clothes and flowers will fall. After His death in . presuming there is a single landmass surrounded by ocean. The Tibetan reads: (LH 988.2, NT 967.3). Vaishnavism or Vishnuism). The prophecy given by Buddha gives a near to exact date of when the Maitreya will come. The Tibetan of this sentence seems to diverge from the Sanskrit in AMV. New York: New York University Press, JJC Foundation, 2008. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015077136920?urlappend=%3Bsignon=swle:urn:mace:incommon:virginia.edu. Full references are listed in the Bibliography. 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). The translation here follows the Tibetan more closely under the assumption that it represents a deeper understanding of the Sanskrit or an interpretation based on oral instruction. Calcutta: K.L. He will be a great hero, raised to his station by the force of hundreds of meritorious deeds. Then he translates the equivalent of verse 27. The Tibetan also uses the verb to touch: 17, n.3). The whole three realms. 170Verses 105 and 106 are not found in edition A. 6; LH 980.2-980.3; NT 959.6-959.7). 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.. (6) [5], Also at that time the people of that country will indeed flourish, and their wealth will be without end. 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. 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. 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. is a gesture of cupping the hands together and offering them to the person as a sign of respect. 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. 4806 of the Asiatic Society, Calcutta. See note 31. However, they repeat phrases from verses 83 and 85. The concept of the four treasures is found in both Buddhism and Jainism. instead of the Peepal tree (Ficus religiosa). He teaches that the Message is the most important part of this Mission (or the Mission of any . (AMV 17 n.2). : , 1940-49. http://tbrc.org/link?RID=O1PD11016|O1PD110161PD11461$W26071. 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. (11), There will be [only] three discomforts:26 the need [to relieve oneself], hunger, and old age.27 Girls will be married when they reach 500 years of age. According to MW (444.3) these are the Palmyra or Fan-palm trees (Borassus flabellifer). Sections of it were also translated by Edward Conze in his collection Buddhist Scriptures in 1959. 6/27. idyllic pregnancy, and, while she holds a branch of a tree, the baby will emerge from her side to avoid, the crud of birth. The earth will be free from thorns and level, with verdant plains. Pigala (tawny, gold-colored) is located in Kaliga, a historical region on the east coast of India below Calcutta. 3:16 PREVIEW Rising New Nation. 74 (), 958-969 (BDRC W22703, digital copy accessed June 1, 2018: https://www.tbrc.org/#library_work_ViewByOutline-O01JW00501JW15936%7CW22703). 51 (AMV 11), (LH 982.2; NT 961.5). 1. Indeed, in this future time, Maitreyas fathers name is Subrahma, which means good priest, and he is the skilled minister of the then world-ruling king. Maitreya Bodhisattva (Sanskrit) or Metteyya Bodhisatta is the future Buddha in Buddhist eschatology. Conzes translation (239) differs significantly for the last line and the following verses, he has Shankha by name, who will rule over the earth up to the confines of the ocean; and he will make the Dharma prevail. 156The way of a priest (brahmacarya, , ) refers to religious practitioners in India who have renounced the world, practicing chastity, continence, and study the scriptures. 17). Let go, Thousand-Eyes! and (Maitreya porteur des trente-deux marques. The Maitreya buddha (Ml f ) is the buddha who is to come among us in the future as a successor to the historical Shakyamuni buddha (Shjimun f ). 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. However, some have calculated it to be as little as 5 km or 3.11 miles (Richard Thompson, Planetary Diameters in the Surya-Siddhanta in Journal of Scientific Exploration, Vol. The printed text has: and the digital version has (http://www.dsbcproject.org/canon-text/content/415/1880 accessed May 8, 2018). For a brief but interesting discussion of the historical significance of the uposatha, see Sukumar Dutt, Buddhist Monks and Monasteries of India, 104-106. 146Version A has whose splendor is great (). Unveiled Buddhist Buddhist Predictions Buddhist Prophecies Shambhala Prophecy Kingdom of Shambhala Maitreya Maitreya Prediction Maitreya Legend Buddha Avatar Avatar New Avatar Sermon of the Seven Suns Seven Suns Seven Suns . Seeing that the audience is receptive, [Maitreya] will speak these truths, and having heard them, they will thus attain to the truth. The narrative however does participate in the glorification of the Buddha that had become common-place by the early days of the Great Vehicle. These are: Jambudvpa (the continent of the Jambu tree) in the south, Prvavideha (those without a body in the east) in the east, Aparagodnya (those worthy of being given cows in the West) in the west, and Uttarakuru (the Northern Kurus) in the north. 11, 1911, 439-457. Sitting at the foot of this tree, Maitreya, the best of bipeds, will reach total, unsurpassable illumination; this is without doubt! 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