The prjali is a gesture of cupping the hands together and offering them to the person as a sign of respect. Lvi. 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. An announcement from the organization says that a great miracle will soon appear. 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. According to Buddhist tradition, Maitreya is a bodhisattva who will appear on Earth in the future, achieve complete enlightenment, and teach the pure dharma. 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). 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. See note 49. Lvis article includes a transcription of edition A and a French translation of the text. The Tibetan essentially corresponds to A (LH 985.6-985.7; NT 965.1-965.2). . (32), 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. by Prabhas Chandra Majumder. 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]. In some Buddhist literature, such as the Amitabha Sutra and the Lotus Sutra, he is referred to as Ajita Bodhisattva. One of Muhammad's followers, Salman, a Persian was sitting near Him. 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. 1. Historians have sometimes suggested that his cult may be derived from the Iranian deity Mithra, since his story is not well worked out in early Buddhism. 60-61 & 394; Conze 240). The Sanskrit derives from - down, off and meaning giving. Any feedback would be appreciated. (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. See the next verse. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borassus_flabellifer (Accessed February 27, 2021). illuminates to Maitreya the transitory, decaying nature of the world and prompts him to leave his home. 8:05 PREVIEW Once. It is surprising he does not notice that the addition of the word would break the met, but perhaps the text is so irregular in this regard such deviation is commonplace. Maitreya - "The Coming Teacher of mankind". The first half of the sentence uses the third person singular, 30). Shnen-Thieme, Renate. According to Winternitz, the collection of these birth-stories was even at some point dubbed the Legends of the Bodhisattvaor as he translates The Garland of Great Achievements by the Bodhisattva (bodhisattvvadna).3 For him, the Avadna genre stands evenly with one foot in the Hnayna literature, and the other in that of the Mahyna.4 In short, early examples of these legends are completely within the realm of pre-Great Vehicle Buddhism, while later ones are firmly situated within the established Great Vehicle doctrine. Trees will grow that produce beautiful cloth of various colors. Maitreya is Maitreyavyakarana in Sanskrit for short. 134This sentence with a lacuna is from the Gilgit text (B). 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. The Tibetan has (LH 990.7, NT 969.5). Legends seems the best choice (for now). 27 (AMV 6; LH 980.2-980.3; NT 959.6-959.7). Richmond, Surrey: Curzon Press, 1996. [At an assembly] attended by 84,000 people. (not found in the Tibetan). No sigla is given for the Sanskrit with these intertextual paginations, but the sigla AMV is used in footnotes. 452. he Tibetan is ambiguous enough to be read either way, more sense contextually, following Yijing. Only Buddhist practitioners who are Non-returners (, ) are born there. Watch Sanat Maitreya Kumara's Dec 15 - The Prophecy of Maitreya on Livestream.com. These will be Hearers who have cut off existence. (99), They indeed will go to the far shore, having thus severed the hold on [attachments] net,161 and having obtained the meditative states, they will be in complete possession of joy and happiness and will practice the way of a priest under Maitreyas instruction. 70Sanskrit has or (AMV 14 verse 42 and note 3); Tibetan has (LH 984.1, NT 963.4). (66), In a garden filled with flowers, there will be a gathering. Patajali and the Beginnings of Dharmastra: An Alternative Social History of Early Dharmastra Production. In. Louvain-la-Neuve: Universit catholique de Louvain, Institut orientaliste, 1988. http://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/u1669356. 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. 78 (AMV 15), reading for , with abundance. (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. Lvi (397) appears to follow the Tibetan, they will have torn the net of desires (ils auront dchir le filet des dsirs). spent the noble, auspicious, eight-limbed. It is then that the main focus of the story becomes apparent. . 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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. Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols, 2012. Some of the relevant ones are bright appearance, clearness, brightness, lamp, flame, torch and sign, mark, flag, banner (MW 309.1). 3:15 PREVIEW Leave This Place. 74Reading for (AMV 15). LHs term translates as correctly ceasing. Though neither text uses the most common Tibetan word for transcendence,. Conze simply translates this as Some time ago (Conze. translated by Edward Conze in his Buddhist Scriptures (Penguin Books, 1959), pages 238-242. I have decided to retranslate it mainly 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. Except for the differences in pagination, the two Tibetan versions seem nearly identical. The Sanskrit word, , has many meanings. 2nd ed. The Tibetan translates as I will go to the uncontaminated [the state] beyond sorrow. is also known as the Indian Coral Tree. And the gods will hold up a white parasol over the head of that [boy]. . The translation is somewhat free, the literal translation being having thus cut the net [of attachment] from [their] hand. Edition A reads: those who have the power to rend the net (), and the Tibetan has those who have torn the net of attachment (, LH 990.4, NT 969.2). The translation has been reviewed several of times, but I do not consider it polished. The gods will hold up a white parasol over the head of that [boy]. over the earth up to the confines of the ocean; and he will make the Dharma prevail. The Sanskrit critical edition was compiled by Prabhas Chandra Majumder in 1959. They will be completely encircled by seven rings of Tla trees. As a tatpara, (great kings) is a noun ending in short -, which makes it a nominative plural to match (four). Predictions about the Emerge of Maitreya. 168 (AMV 30). Kyoto: Rinsen Book Company, 1985. However, the vision of the Prophecy of Maitreya, while containing hints of those elements, is distinctly more limited than those later Great Vehicle epics. These will be pacified Hearers with great intelligence.132 (80), His third congregation will be of a full 220 million Hearers. Tibetan has when one thoroughly believes in (, LH 990.7, NT 969.4). 41, (AMV 9). Review of Matsumoto Bunzabur, Miroku Jdo Ron (Etude de La Terre-Pure de Maitreya). Bulletin de lcole Franaise dExtrme-Orient 11 (1911): 43957. 54 (AMV 11), (LH 982.3; NT 961.7). However, here the tree is a Nga tree (Citrus sinensis?) See the next verse. 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). Before He departed He gave a prophecy that the cultures He had inspired would eventually fall to the tragedy of greed and war. Maitreya (Sanskrit), Metteyya (Pli), or Jampa (Tibetan), is a future Buddha of this world in Buddhist eschatology. Given the breadth of their knowledge and their agreement, they are most likely correct. 34 (LH 980.6; NT 960.3) AMV (8) has , but LH and NT clearly have though in both texts the looks like a . Maitreya (Sanskrit) or Metteyya (Pli) is a future Buddha of this world in Buddhist eschatology. His shoulders will be broad, and his chest, full. 4, 2nd ed. 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. In neither case can I make sense of the continuative. 62Tibetan says again and again or repeatedly (, LH 983.2, NT 962.5). loan words in English. A new translation from the Sanskrit and Tibetan, non-virtuous actions to a subsequent lifes beneficial or harmful outcomes respectively. the center of the Buddhist and Hindu world of the time. Despite her innocence, Ahaly is also cursed to become part of the Gautami, or Godavari, River. is the genitive or ablative of that form. 6/27. 104Following edition A and the Tibetan: (AMV 20, n. 3) and (LH 986.5, NT 965.6). The translation here was done from the critical Sanskrit manuscript using the Tibetan translations as a reference, except for the beginning where the Sanskrit manuscripts are missing some pages and all that we have is the Tibetan. This important Hindu sub-tradition is known as Vaishnavite Hinduism (i.e. Also translated as Great Achievements and so forth. Rising and falling [according to ones needs], Sweet and fragrant rice will grow that requires no cultivation. 172 optative, middle, 3rd person singular of - to settle down, become clear. Maitreya's priorities: Severe warning from The Elders to the G20; Share International magazine brings together two major directions of contemporary thought the political and the spiritual. The prophecy of the arrival of Maitreya references a time when the Dharma will have been forgotten on Jambudvipa. 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 . The people will honor him with parasols, flags, and banners, and the minds of men will be soothed by the pleasant resounding of music. Please have the kindness to lend me an ear. The Buddha responded to riputra, As you ask, I will respond. Then riputra addressed himself to the Bhagavan and said: (S. Lvi, Maitreya, 390). The Temple will be build and the image of a Buddha will be erected there 10 to 20 years later. 74 (), 982-996 (BDRC W26071, digital copy accessed June 1, 2018: https://www.tbrc.org/#library_work_ViewByOutline-O1PD110161PD11461%7CW26071) and in bKa gyur (Narthang), vol. According to MW (444.3) these are the Palmyra or Fan-palm trees (Borassus flabellifer). The Tibetan has 64 fathoms side to side, 1000 top to bottom (, . "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. 99The Tibetan resumes the order of verses in the Sanskrit with (LH 986.2, NT 965.4). The attribution of the text to ryacandra is notable. The prophecy genre is considered by adherents of the Great Vehicle as one of the twelve branches of Buddhas discourse, and indeed several texts of this style are found in the Tibetan collection of the Translated Word of the Buddha. One of the earliest mention of Maitreya is a Sanskrit text, the Maitreyavyakarana (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 . was the first full translation I undertook. (Biblical) The Biblical "Day of the Lord" begins with a Polar Shift of the earth. 16According to Lvi, Yijings Chinese version adds here a more elaborate description that follows the typical Stra formula, [riputra] rose from his seat, covered his right shoulder, kneeled on his right knee, joined his hands together and spoke, I would like to ask you a question. . (Tibetan ) literally translates as outflow and refers to the outflowing of psychic energy toward objects of desire, but is commonly translated as contamination. . 131, (AMV 24, LH 988.2, NT 967.3). Jambudvpa is considered to be India, where the Jambu Tree, also known as Rose Apple or Syzygium jambos, grows. 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. However, Nakamura also equates the two. I am reading which can mean joy, wish. Edition A has rather different reading for the last half of this verse: they will be those whose stream [of existence] has been severed, without grasping, and who have left the ocean of existence ( (sic.) believe in the Buddha and his teachings and perform acts of devotion, will sit at the feet of the future Buddha Maitreya, result in a follower being part of Maitreyas retinue, thoughts by placing them on the conqueror, the sage of the kyas, then. What does maitreya mean? Tibetan has 80 cubits ( LH 984.4, NT 963.7). The four great kings in Buddhism are kings of the four directions, each ruling over a different types of beings. Leaving out the midwife but consistent with Indra snatching the baby in verse 34, version A translates: Thrilled indeed, the thousand-eyed, king of the gods, husband of ac will take that youth with the thirty-two marks. (43). 143 (AMV 26). Calcutta: K.L. Because, for now, those are four of the more bizarre predictions from ancient Buddhist texts. There are seven variations to The Hebrew Spelling of the name, MAITREYA and all seven Calculate to six hundred and sixty six = 666. It is equated with the Indian subcontinent, which for Indians of the Buddhas time was the civilized world. 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. one like the compassionate Maitreya, best of bipeds, in time you will proceed to nirva. 4Winternitz, History of Indian Literature, p. 277. See CD 1183 and http://www.rigpawiki.org/index.php?title=Seven_precious_emblems_of_royalty (accessed July 18, 2018). 48 (AMV 11), (LH 981.7; NT 961.4). 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. 68 (AMV 14), which MW simply as a musical instrument. Mi-Lar is the transliteration of Maitreya in Mandarin. 156The way of a priest (brahmacarya, , ) refers to religious practitioners in India who have renounced the world, practicing chastity, continence, and study the scriptures. Conze (239) has and considers their implications in the light of the holy mantras. Instead of the four signs of suffering and release that inspires Siddhrtha to renounce his home, the future Maitreya is disillusioned by the. ' - The prophecy of Shambala ( Buddhist, BEF 700 CE ) 55 (AMV 11), (LH 982.3, NT 961.7). the figure of Indra, another mainstay of Brahmic culture, seems to have played an increasingly prominent role in the story over time. The Maitreyavyakarana, also known as The Maitreya Prophecy, can possibly be said to have been fulfilled in our present day. 4806 of the Asiatic Society, Calcutta. Vaishnavism or Vishnuism). The Lions Roar on the Turning of the Wheel Discourse (cakkavatti-shanda-sutta) in Maurice Wallace, tr., Thus Have I Heard: The Long Discourses of the Buddha (London: Wisdom Publications, 1987), p. 403. when the Dispensation of the perfect Buddha is 5000 years old.". Maitreya. Having sprinkled saffron water and rubbed sandalwood paste on the stpas of the sage of the kyas, you have indeed come into my teachings. from 1914-1918 and from 1939-1945 were the scene for the biblical prophecy to be worked out. 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. According to Edgerton (. consultation of other scholars from any of these traditions. Lamotte, Etienne. In verse 27 the name is given as Subrahmaa (, has very shrill, literally greatly agitated (, By way of height, his body will be 80 hands; his width, twenty hands, [and] the circle of his face, half of that, , . ) Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Grammar and Dictionary. Lvi (21) adds after this verse: Maitreya bearer of the thirty-two marks. (96) [28] [LH 990], Thrilled, the gods, people, gandharvas, yakas, and rkasas will perform pja155 for the teacher and so will the Ngas who have great magical powers. Lvi apparently translates this as plus de pchs (without sins) (Lvi 396). In those days, his tree of enlightenment will be the Nga tree. So the translation arms has been used as the unit of measurement, and the numbers have been doubled. 95. Upon hearing that, the Fortunate One said, In his day, the oceans will dry up, receding 100 yojana. The Tibetan merely transliterates this name, albeit poorly: (LH 986.6; NT 966.1). The Tibetan is: (LH 987.6-988.1; 966.7-967.2). The US attack on Iran is the Pearl Harbor that will incite direct Sino-Russia engagement. 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. The Penguin Classics, L88. Also, I personally do not like the use of Sanskrit words within an English translation unless those wordslike Buddha, nirva, and karmahave become common loan words in English. It refers to the tree under which kyamuni Buddha (Siddhrtha Gautama) gained enlightenment. Furthermore, upon his birth Maitreyas father will see his sons two potential destiniesbecoming a world ruler or a Buddhabut unlike uddhodana. Maitreya..One of the so called 'Masters of the Earth. Enamored with Ahalys beauty, Indra lures Gautama away from his home and, assuming his form, seduces his unsuspecting wife. Being intelligent, without grasping, and desireless, they will practice the way of a priest156 under Maitreyas instruction.157 (98) [NT 969], Being absolutely devoid of egotism, without possessions,158 without gold and silver,159 without a home, and without attachments,160 they will practice the way of Brahman under Maitreyas instruction. 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. In those days, the people in this city will seek the highest happiness. His assembly will be 100 yojanas [deep] on all sides.110 (67), Then, the teacher Maitreya, the highest of humans, looking down111 on the crowd with compassion, will proclaim this topic:112 (68), All you [people]113 were seen by the Lion of the kyas, the protector with the best qualities, the world sovereign, and having been entrusted with the sphere114 of the good doctrine, [you] were in fact sent through the path of liberation into my teaching.115 (69) [22], Having worshipped kyamuni116 at the stpas117 with parasols, banners, pendants, perfumes, garlands, and ointments, you have come into my teachings. 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. rya Maitreya-Vykaranam. 11The Shaivite and Vaiavite movements were just beginning to emerge and gain popularity at the beginning of the Common Era, but when The Prophecy of Maitreya was written, these small cults had nowhere near the dominance they would come to have centuries later. 2, . It is a critical edition of the two extant manuscript versions of the Sanskrit text: one preserved in the collection of the Royal Asiatic Society (Edition A) brought to the attention of modern scholars by Sylvain Lvis article Maitreya Le Consolateur in Mlanges Linossier, tudes Dorientalisme, vol II (1932): 355402, and the other found in the stpa at Gilgit (Edition B). 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. Such a king would be called a Chakravartin, or a turner of wheels, referring the kings chariot wheels having turned in circumscribing his kingdom. Lvi (393) translates the negative as without stains (souillures); Conze (239), merely all pure. The size of his assembly will be a full hundred yojanas.100 (60), Upon hearing this, the lord of men, the celebrated king named akha will give innumerable donations and desire renunciation.101 (61) [20], Surrounded by the 84,000 [hearers of Maitreyas sermon], the leader of men will go forth102 and give himself up to renunciation. See note 12 for more detail. I undertook it in order to revive my limited knowledge of Sanskrit which had languished for many years. But he, barely out of the womb, will say, Let go! His third congregation will be of a full 220 million Hearers. 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). past life have achieved one of four meditative stabilizations. There will be no more rebirths. Its moats, dug with elegance, show a profusion of, , differs significantly for the last line and the following verses, he has Shankha by name, who will rul. The Buddha describes long lifespans of 80,000 years, but the stage of the stra and its prophecy do not extend beyond this Buddha realm. (77) [24], He128 will guide the Hearers with the three [types of] miracles.129 Thereby, all of them will cast away their outflows and be joyful.130 (78), His first congregation131 will be a full 960 million Hearers. In verse 27 the name is given as Subrahmaa (). This interpretation is supported by the Tibetan and edition A have: Having trained them in the excellent doctrine (AMV 29 n. 3, LH 990.4-990.5, NT 969.3). . 135 (AMV 25). The Sanskrit verb is an unconventional future form of - to scatter. Jambudvpa (the continent of Jambu [trees]) is one of the four main continents surrounding Mount Meru. B enjamin Creme did not live to see Maitreya reveal himself to the world. Majumders edition of the Sanskrit text, pp. One recent translation is: Avaghoa and Patrick Olivelle, Life of the Buddha, Clay Sanskrit library (New York: New York University Press, JJC Foundation, 2008), https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015077136920?urlappend=%3Bsignon=swle:urn:mace:incommon:virginia.edu. (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. The future life of Maitreya as described by the Buddha in this text makes use of several of the elements of the Gautama Buddhas own hagiographymemorialized in the famous work, The Acts of the Buddha,10 by Avaghoa (c. 80-150 CE)but with notable differences. This is identical to the version found in Gilgit Manuscripts, ed. 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. According to Nakamura, Maitreya-Vykaraa (Prophecy of Maitreya) or Maitreya-Samiti (Meeting with Maitreya) was composed in the 3rd century A.D. and was translated into Chinese by Kumrajiva (344-413 CE).14 In dating such texts obscured by the mists of time, there can be no certainty, unless other, more definitive evidence comes to light. Conze simply translates this as Some time ago (Conze, Buddhist Scriptures, 238). Tibetan has (LH 984.3, NT 963.6). Edition A has (Lvi 389, v. 94). 17 (AMV 3, LH 979.2, NT 958.6). Section 12.The New Age Index To New Age > Maitreya : . . 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 . Moreover there will be pools in that city filled with blue lotuses and white water-lilies, and there will be marvelous parks and forests. The other half of the name, , means having, possessing. Such a king would be called a Chakravartin, or a turner of wheels, referring the kings chariot wheels having turned in circumscribing his kingdom. Moats built by jeweled bricks and arrayed with carpets of red and blue lotuses will be adorned with decorative grasses. The Occult Nineteenth Century: Roots, Developments, and Impact on the Modern World, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 195-220. . In terms of the age-old translators dilemma of translating the words versus the meaning, I fallas most dosomewhere in the middle. AMV (7) has , *. will take no steps to prevent his sons renunciation. The first half of the sentence uses the third person singular, . Sanatan Dharma places a huge emphasis on teaching through representations of anything and everything that concerns them. 87There is a slight and inconsequential dissimilarity in word order between edition A and edition B. Majumder claims the second line of edition A starts with the word , but it is missing in the Tibetan and edition B, which is evidently a scribal mistake (AMV 17, n.3). 115This is a very difficult verse to translate from Sanskrit: , (AMV p. 21). Where is Maitreya now? From the. The Bhaiajya-guru-vairya-prabh-rja Stra, which focuses on Bhaiajyaguru, a healing Buddha also known as the "Medicine Buddha". 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 . (LH 989.2). Ketumat (= ) is the name of akhas capital city. BHS Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit as a language form. 40 (AMV 9). 91Edition A has: Its branches will extend six kroa on all sides. Sections of it were also translated by Edward Conze in his collection Buddhist Scriptures in 1959. Maitreya Le Consolateur. In Mlanges Linossier, tudes Dorientalisme, 2:355402. there is such a text in the Chinese tradition. Gilgit Manuscripts. A lay Buddhist rite of fasting on certain days of the month. The Twelfth Imam is not a Christian/biblical idea, but rather a concept in Shia Islam tied to Muslim beliefs about the end times. Thereupon, with a voice that possesses the eight [supreme] qualities, Along with the peaceful, holy eightfold path that leads to the extinction [of sorrows] (. , has many meanings. (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. 105 (AMV 20); () (LH 986.6, NT 965.7). 106 (AMV 20). (Of course, there are some exceptions like Tathgata, whose translation One-Gone-Thus is too cumbersome to be practical in English, but I try to keep those to a minimum.) 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 . 157The Sanskrit verse of edition B is problematic: The is uncertain. See note 20. Conze follows suit (240). At present Maitreya is believed to reside in the Tutshita. As the disciples were praying together, flames of fire settled on them, signifying the outpouring of the Holy Spirit . 86In the Sanskrit there appears to be no indication that this is a quote from Maitreya except the use of the pronoun I . 4. New York: New York University Press, JJC Foundation, 2008. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015077136920?urlappend=%3Bsignon=swle:urn:mace:incommon:virginia.edu. 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 whole three realms. As ach is the goddess of jealousy whose father was an asura (demigod), one cannot help but wonder if the author of this text is purposefully alluding to Indras less than god-like attributes. See Renate Shnen-Thieme, The Ahaly Story Through the Ages in Myth and Mythmaking: Continuous Evolution in Indian Tradition, ed. 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) . 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. 21, * (AMV, 4; NT 959.2). (57), Seeing that the crowd is well-disposed,95 he will talk about the truths of suffering, the arising of suffering, and the transcendence96 of suffering.97 (58), Along with the peaceful, holy eightfold path that leads to the extinction [of sorrows] (nirva), and having listened attentively to that doctrine they will begin to progress in the teaching.98 (59), And99 in a garden covered in flowers, there will be a gathering. These will be pacified Hearers whose minds are pacified. (19), Moreover there will be pools in that city filled with blue lotuses and white water-lilies, and there will be marvelous parks and forests.39 (20), The king there40 will be called akha.41 A man full of majesty and with great power, he will be a wheel-turning king42 with dominion over the four continents.43 (21) [10], Possessing the seven [types of] treasures [of a wheel-turning ruler],44 he will be a commander of a four-part army.45 A full thousand sons will be born to this world ruler. By Scott Wood. III by Benjamin Creme (1997); 1.4 The World Teacher for All Humanity by Benjamin Creme (2007); 1.5 The Awakening of Humanity, by . 15George Hart, A Rapid Sanskrit Method (Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1984). 77 (AMV 15). See note 20. 129These are magical miracles ( ), mind-reading miracles ( ), and miracles of admonition ( ) (BHSD 392.1). I cannot find any other reference to the eight qualities or parts of the voice. On that road, they will lay out everywhere carpets as soft as cotton. (43) [15], And Maitreya, the best of people,73 upon reaching his youth, will think about the nature of reality, that all creatures are indeed [afflicted with] suffering. 103 (AMV 20). the S.C.O. Delhi: Sri Satguru Publications, 1984. http://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/u2451526. 122A lay Buddhist rite of fasting on certain days of the month. At least as far as Benjamin Creme of Share International Organization, the one who professed Christ returned. [107], Therefore, those who, here and now, are desirous of emancipation173 and long for magnanimity174 should remember the teachings of the Buddha and make the good doctrine their teacher. The highlighting of faith and the use of elements from the Siddhrthas hagiography are aspects of Buddhism that coincided and contributed to the rise of the Great Vehicle. 82Before this line, A inserts: He will give the sacrificial pillar made of seven jewels to the Brhmaas. ( [sic.] 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 Form Realm is populated by higher level beings who in their past life have achieved one of four meditative stabilizations. It shows the synthesis underlying the political, social, economic and spiritual changes now occurring on a worldwide scale and seeks to stimulate . Instead, he happily joins the community of renunciates upon his sons awakening. Following edition A, Lvi translates il voudra quitter le monde. Conze skips these two verses. The lord of men will decorate that sacrificial post with various jewels. 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). 45, (AMV 10; LH 981.3; NT 960.7) An army comprised of elephants, chariots, cavalry, and infantry (MW 384.1). 666. Information and translations of maitreya in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. Tibetan has (LH 983.5, NT 963.2). (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. (101), After having led hundreds of thousands of living creatures with the body of his doctrine,163 that guide will then enter nirva. The divine inspirations of Hai Tong were based on the Maitreya Prophecy that is revealed in the "Maitreyavyakarana Sutra". 51 (AMV 11), (LH 982.2; NT 961.5). Maitreya is allegedly a bodhisattva, the term for one who . At the end of the year the horse would be sacrificed to the gods. It will indeed be 12 yojanas long and 7 yojanas wide. Tib. This is seen when the . Having done only minimal research, I wonder, a genre of texts that were prevalent in Central Asia around this time. 57Majumder says this verse is found in Athe Asiatic Society of Calcutta Manuscriptand the Tibetan but that it is omitted from B, the Gilgit manuscript. See N. Pri, Review of Matsumoto Bunzabur, does not thoroughly source his argument, which, seems primarily based on hypothetical reconstructions of Sanskrit titles from Chinese, and. It is equated with the Indian subcontinent, which for Indians of the Buddhas time was the, . Atkinson, David W. Maitreya, the Future Buddha. Religious Studies and Theology; Maitreya, the Future Buddha 9, no. 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. e also will cup his hands together and praise the guide of the world. The temples would be burned, the populations decimated. 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). 164 (AMV 29), (LH 990.6, NT 969.4). According to scriptures, Maitreya will be a successor to the present Buddha, Gautama Buddha (also known as kyamuni Buddha). 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 is a bodhisattva who in the Buddhist tradition is to appear on Earth, achieve complete enlightenment, and teach . Also, he did not tell the world that " Maitreya is the Christ." There was a gentleman in England by the name of . His name means Conch Shell. 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). 64This verse is found only in edition B of the text. And having sat down under those [branches] of that [tree], Maitreya, the highest of people, the leader. When Indra bathes in this river, the 1,000 vaginas turn into eyes. 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. Puka. 89Roughly 675 kilometers or 420 miles. time in the future his tree of enlightenment will be, ). This was predicted by the ancient goddes Gaia. 23 (n.d.): 75. 174 (AMV 30) or (AMV 30 n. 4) The Tibetan is: (LH 991.3). 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. NT Narthang edition of the Tibetan text of the Prophecy of the Superior Maitreya. In the English translation that follows, verse numbers will be included in parentheses at the end of the verse. For, having taken up the baby, no more mention is made of Indra. You beings are impelled by that, and so you have met with me. Lvi (393) follows version A more closely: [and the king of the gods, the thousand-eyes husband of ac, will take] the infant with thirty-two marks, this Maitreya sparkling with splendor, his nurse will put him in the hands of his mother ([et le roi des dieux, lpoux de ac, Mille-Yeux, prendra] l'enfant aux trente-deux marques, ce Maitreya tincelant de splendeur, sa nourrice le remettra aux mains de sa mre). 19). Tibetan has you will achieve great things (, 30, missing in edition A/Lvi). Maitreya Buddha. 59 (AMV 12), (LH 982.6; NT 962.3). 4806 of the Asiatic Society, Calcutta. Olivelle, Patrick. Characteristics. Lvi (394) has fifty leagues ( cinquante lieues). The Tibetan has: (LH 985.3; NT 964.5), which translates simply seeing the excellent beings.. 150 (AMV 27), (LH 989.5, NT 968.4). In the translations, numbers in parentheses at the end of a verse are the verse numbers from the printed edition edited by Majumder. 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. 119This verse, with a slightly different word order, comes after verse 73 in edition A and the Tibetan (AMV 22 n. 3, LH 987.6-987.7, NT 966.7-967.1). 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. It is only upon penetrating the truth of existence (according to the Buddhists) that one is liberated from this cycle, The Sanskrit translates literally as Lord of aid/might, , while the Tibetan translates as Lord of bliss and so forth. 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. 100Approximately 311 to 764 miles, depending on the calculation of the size of a yojana. Let go, Thousand-Eyes! and (Maitreya porteur des trente-deux marques. THE FUTURE BUDDHA-----('Maitreyavyakarana') Maitreya will appear in the future, some thirty thousand years hence. (AMV 17 n.2). Modern technology, and especially Unicode, has obviated that difficulty, and I personally cannot help but feel that the continued use of transliteration has latent undertones of vestigial Colonialism, though I do use it, in some situations where it is unavoidable, numbers from the printed edition edited by Majumder. Cf. The Tibetan translation for the name of Indras wife, ach, is , though it is unclear how the Tibetan is derived from the Sanskrit. These are the Desire Realm (, ), Form Realm (, ), and Formless Realm (, ). The Tibetan has (LH 988.5, NT 967.6). , 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. Dutt, Nalinaksha. The Prophecy of the Superior Maitreya5 belongs to a sub-genre of the Avadna known as prophecy or revelation.6 The designation of prophecy is given to these works, because in them a Buddha foretells the future enlightenment of one of their disciple-Bodhisattvas. Since the Tibetan ends with the (zhes), this indicates the end of Maitreyas speech in the story in the Tibetan translation. The warriors shall march under the banner of Maitreya.' - The prophecy of Shambala ( Buddhist, BEF 700 CE ) 'Drought, famine, disease and war will sweep the world.. Nation will fight nations, and the larger will devour the smaller. MW (533.2) equates this with the Ngaruka tree, or the Sweet Orange tree (C, , on all sides. (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. MW (533.2) equates this with the Ngaruka tree, or the Sweet Orange tree (Citrus sinensis). 56 (AMV 12), (LH 982.4, NT 962.1). At the end of the year the horse would be sacrificed to the gods. 7:18 PREVIEW Grief. Edward Conze has also translated select portions of this text (Conze, Buddhist Scriptures, 238-242). Conze, Edward (ed. Any feedback would be appreciated. Each treasure is associated with a different region of ancient India. 11, No. 1 Quotes about. by Nalinaksha Dutt, Vol. 118The Buddhist community. by Julia Leslie (Richmond, Surrey: Curzon Press, 1996), 39-62. Lvi, Sylvain. Subjects Language TreeSino-TibetanTibeto-BurmanBodicBodish. His congregation will be so vast that it could encompass all current followers of kyamuni (verses 79-81). Mithil, also on the east coast of India south of Kaliga. 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.. The future Maitreya Buddha will come to this world in its utopian form, and there is no mention of other worlds. 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. (24) [11], [These treasures are:] the Pigala in Kaliga, the Puka in Mithil, the Elapatra in Gndhra, and the akha in the town of Vrasi.47 (25), Born through the force of hundreds of meritorious deeds, the king will be a great hero in complete possession of these four treasures. His Teaching or Message is represented in a visual aid (Sign, Yantra, Mandala) called The Greatest Sign . 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 (https://mandala.shanti.virginia.edu/terms/98742/overview/nojs, accessed Aug. 25, 2018). Maitreya is depicted in Buddhist art in many ways. Its sigla is AMV. 80The measurements given are and literally 16 vyma and 1000 vyma (AMV 16). Of these, the most important is the Angatavasa ("The Chronicle of the Future [Buddha]"). The prophecy of the arrival of Maitreya references a time when the Dharma will have been forgotten on Jambudvipa. While I have not seen this attested to, the impression from the etymology of down-giving is passed down as with legends. I hope anyone who reads this translation both enjoys it and gains something from it. heaven, awaiting his last rebirth when the time is ripe. 7. MAITREYA EXPLAINED IN "THE SECRET DOCTRINE" There is a prophecy on Maitreya (Jampa) known to Buddhists, and is very briefly discussed in "The Secret Doctrine."Helena P. Blavatsky never applies any interpretation to Maitreya throughout the entirety of her collected writings, except to extremely brief mentions, that was not already known to the Hindus and the Buddhists. LH (981.2) has . 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. Sponberg, Alan, Helen Hardacre, and Princeton University. "Prophet Muhammad was asked who were the people of God referred to as 'another people,' who were to replace the Arabs. These are the Buddhist Pure Lands that the highest realm of cyclic existence. 159 (AMV 28), (LH 990.3, NT 969.1). In particular the referent of all these () is vague. (32b), He will be unsoiled by the crud of the womb like a water-lily [is unsoiled] by [dirty] water. (51), [Then he will think,] Having renounce all this [for wandering] wherever, let me reach. (9) [LH 980] [6], And the trees will be a league wide, loaded with leaves, flowers and fruit, and in those days their lifespan will be 80,00025 years. 88Tree of enlightenment is a literal translation of the Sanskrit for Bodhi Tree (), or Bo Tree. 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 . To a vast audience that stretches for miles, donating to monasteries, worshiping at Stupas, and, These words are put in the mouth of Maitreya, whereas the Four Noble Truths are presented, Buddhist community and the future audience of Maitreya, It is a story written primarily for lay Buddhist practitioners saying to them. 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. Edition A has = whose beings is righteous (AMV 20 n.8). The prophecy of the arrival of Maitreya refers to a time in . However, contextually it is redundant. There is no mention of dependent arising, nor of selflessness, or any other of the early Buddhist doctrines. This act of the Brhmaas dividing up the sacrificial post (as souvenirs?) 127 (AMV 23). (95), The whole earth will be filled with Foe-Destroyers whose defilements154 will have been destroyed; faults, thrown away; and bonds of existence, cast off. The Tibetan agrees with A: (LH 986.6, NT 965.7). and Improved.). 146Version A has whose splendor is great (). It will have a wall made of seven jewels, as tall as sound will travel. Das, Sarat Chandra. Tibetan agrees with version B (the reading above): (LH 989.4, NT 968.3-968.4). Instead, he happily joins the community of renunciates upon his sons awakening. 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. Maitreya is the same as the "fifth Buddha.". He was given the name, which fulfills the prophecy that, "Many will come in my name and will call themselves," Christ (or Maitreya ). he future life of Maitreya as described by the Buddha in this text makes use of several of the elements of the, but with notable differences. The Tibetan has for Pigala, though that Tibetan term is usually equated with Kapila. Simple analysis reveals the truth: share-international-revealed.simplesite.com The herald of the Cosmic Christ died peacefully as his home in Tufnell Park, north London in October 2016, at the age of 93. The Asiatic Society manuscript of the text was written during the 57th year of Gopladeva of the Pla dynasty of Bengal. The prophecy of the arrival of Maitreya is found in the canonical literature of all Buddhist sects. The Theosophical Maitreya: On Benjamin Creme's Millenarianism. 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). Waiting for Maitreya. With these teachings, the narrative explicitly makes a connection between the current lay Buddhist community and the future audience of Maitreya. The printed text has: and the digital version has (http://www.dsbcproject.org/canon-text/content/415/1880 accessed May 8, 2018). Conze does not translate this verse. This prophecy by Guatama Buddha is very ambiguous, that is to say, it has very few details that allow us to probe into it and extract details that predict when Maitreya will come. For Mithil, the Tibetan has which usually translates the name of the city Mathura (AMV 10-11; LH 981.5-981.6; NT 961.2-961.3). 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. However, the Tibetan translates the two uses as and . 93 (AMV 19). the age-old translators dilemma of translating the words versus the meaning, I fallas most dosomewhere in the middle. So, my first guess at the meaning of the citys name was having brightness. 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.