And having sat down under those [branches] of that [tree], Maitreya, the highest of people, the leader. , Lvi (p. 396) has: In his path, they will make the ground as soft as cotton and cotton-padding, and they will spread in his way a variety of garlands (, . Maitreya is the same as the "fifth Buddha.". "The prophecies state that Maitreya will synthesize the religions of the world under one teaching and unify the West and East together to create perfected beings." ( Golden Keys I ) The central figure of all these prophecies is Maitreya , and the backbone of these prophecies is from the book The Revelation in the Bible . 122A lay Buddhist rite of fasting on certain days of the month. 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. 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. Tibetan has (LH 983.5, NT 963.2). 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 . 98Version A combines verses 58 & 59 in a different way: Suffering, the arising of suffering, the complete passing beyond suffering, the holy eightfold path that is peaceful and leads to nirvaseeing that the crowd is well-disposed, he will relate these truths. Sudhana is the name of the protagonist in the, Sudhana to which this is a reference, and out of that cycle coalesced the, Tibetan leaves this out and instead has , d after the constellation of the same name. the figure of Indra, another mainstay of Brahmic culture, seems to have played an increasingly prominent role in the story over time. refers to religious practitioners in India who have renounced the world, practicing chastity, continence, and study the scriptures. (15) [8], Moats built by jeweled bricks and arrayed with carpets of red and blue lotuses will be adorned with decorative grasses.34 (16), They will be completely encircled by seven rings of Tla trees35 that are made of four kinds of jewels and are adorned with lattices of tiny bells. The word which means collection, assembly but could possibly be an error for and so forthdoes not represent any of the Sanskrit, as far as I can tell. Predictions about the Emerge of Maitreya. The word outflows () appears to be in the nominative plural, but this would require the verb to be passive which would be . These will be Hearers who have cut off existence. "Prophet Muhammad was asked who were the people of God referred to as 'another people,' who were to replace the Arabs. This practice was adopted by the Buddha from other ascetic sects in his day. the rise of the Great Vehicle. A 1,200 year old Tibetan Buddhist prophecy of 'The Shambhala Warrior'. Olivelle, Patrick. He will present Maitreya blazing with glory into the hands of his mother ( , AMV 14, n.1). Moats built by jeweled bricks and arrayed with carpets of red and blue lotuses will be adorned with decorative grasses. The LH edition (981.2) has the correct spelling or grove, garden, park. 2003 Preview SONG TIME Winteryear. Within the narrative it seems to be part of a trend to describe Maitreyas world as a step above Siddhrthas. 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. Edward Conze has also translated select portions of this text (Conze, Buddhist Scriptures, 238-242). (66), In a garden filled with flowers, there will be a gathering. The Tibetan is: (LH 987.6-988.1; 966.7-967.2). In verse 27 the name is given as Subrahmaa (). 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 narrative however does participate in the glorification of the Buddha that had become common-place by the early days of the Great Vehicle. Lvi explains this abrupt shift by interpolating a line, the source of which he does not give, but one can surmise it is from the Chinese versions, of which there are several. However, they repeat phrases from verses 83 and 85. In this case they are reading as , half. is a gesture of cupping the hands together and offering them to the person as a sign of respect. 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. Sitting at the foot of this tree, Maitreya, the best of bipeds, will reach total, unsurpassable illumination; this is without doubt! (son feuillage stend sur six portes de voix. He would then concentrate on all the buddhas and make the following aspiration: 1. 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). 1. According to Edgerton (. 6. a different form. In this context it could simply mean, with the body of the [true] doctrine/religion. This is the way it is used in the Pli canon (Aggaa Sutta, DN 409 n. 822). Lvi (394) also omits it, but Conze (240) has And he will win his enlightenment the very same day (sic.) 81Use of this term only became prominent during the first or second century CE. The difference here in The Prophecy of Maitreya is in the sole emphasis on faith and the descriptions of its potent efficacy. 118The Buddhist community. This fulfills another prophecy: He did not give himself the name Maitreya (and all His other names). Of these, the most important is the Angatavasa ("The Chronicle of the Future [Buddha]"). The notion here is that the oceans recede creating a path for such a world-ruling king to circumscribe the whole world. The translation has been reviewed several of times, but I do not consider it polished. These will be pacified Hearers with great intelligence.132 (80), His third congregation will be of a full 220 million Hearers. 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). See CD 1183 and http://www.rigpawiki.org/index.php?title=Seven_precious_emblems_of_royalty (accessed July 18, 2018). Lamotte also maintains there is such a text in the Chinese tradition. I do not know Chinese and so have not been able to avail myself of those translations as Lvi and Conze did. 125 (AMV 23) = seized, filled, taken possession of, encompassed. In some Buddhist literature, such as the Amitabha Sutra and the Lotus Sutra, he is referred to as Ajita Bodhisattva. (87), Also, whoever will be living in the city of Ketumat, those people will indeed worship that one entering the best of cities. Stras which focus on Maitreya, such as the Maitreyavyakarana (Maitreya Prophecy) and The Sutra That Expounds the Descent of Maitreya Buddha (Taisho 454). However, it could also be the case that in the age when the AMV was written, the dominance of the Brhmaical culture 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 in fact better than the Brhmaas, the Hindu priests. She will be beautiful, gracious, charming, and popular. In the Formless Realm, one no longer even has a body, because, has achieved one of four even more rarified meditative stabilizations. Edition A has (accompanied by) which the Tibetan translates as and (AMV 27 n. 8, Lvi 389, LH 989.6, NT 968.5). His second congregation will be a full 940 million Hearers. Edited by Sri Prabhas Chandra Majumder. (AMV 18 n.3). These will be pacified Hearers whose minds are pacified. , which seems to be supported by the Tibetan: , 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 (. Sections of it were also translated by Edward Conze in his collection Buddhist Scriptures in 1959. (104) [30], So, [when] one places their thoughts on the Doctrine, the Buddha, [LH 991] and the best of assemblies, the Sagha, they will become very powerful.168 [105], Through propitiating169 such a one like the compassionate Maitreya, best of bipeds, in time you will proceed to nirva.170 [106], Having heard this extraordinary [tale] and having seen such abundant good fortune,171 what wise person would not have faith,172 since even those in dark rebirths do so? 61This verse breaks the flow of the narrative. The Sanskrit does not: (AMV 25). The Maitreya Prophecy, 'Maitreyavyakarana' By Andrew Dwight Harris. It will have a wall made of seven jewels, as tall as sound will travel. 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. The Sanskrit editions are missing the first 24 (A) and 30 (B) verses. ). Pentecost is a prime example of this Holy Spirit fire. Maitreya Le Consolateur. In Mlanges Linossier, tudes Dorientalisme, 2:355402. 23 (AMV 5; LH 979.5; NT 959.2). When Indra bathes in this river, the 1,000 vaginas turn into eyes. Symbolism says that the color blue attributed to Lord Vishnu is to emphasize and represent that he is Infinite like sky and ocean. Lvi. 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). Numbers in brackets without a sigla represent the page number from that same edition. This is identical to the version found in Gilgit Manuscripts, ed. Maitreya is a bodhisattva who in the Buddhist tradition is to appear on Earth, achieve complete enlightenment, and teach . This and the following verse are missing from the Tibetan. advertisement. 104Following edition A and the Tibetan: (AMV 20, n. 3) and (LH 986.5, NT 965.6). Any feedback would be appreciated. Maitreya, the Future Buddha: Edited by Alan Sponberg, Helen Hardacre. Thank you for reading and God Bless. Literally, voice possessing eight parts of the eight parts () Edgerton (81.2) says, having 8 (unspecified good) qualities, substantially = excellent, fine, supreme. I cannot find any other reference to the eight qualities or parts of the voice. 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. 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. The printed text has: and the digital version has (http://www.dsbcproject.org/canon-text/content/415/1880 accessed May 8, 2018). See note 20. the center of the Buddhist and Hindu world of the time. According to scriptures . Except for the differences in pagination, the two Tibetan versions seem nearly identical. The text claims that these current activities of devotion will be the present act that causes lay adherents of Buddhism to be born in the future as part of the vast retinue of Maitreya, and that under Maitreyas guidance they will then attain the truth, the highest stage. In that future time, Maitreya will guide them with three types of miracles so that they eliminate their outflows and are joyful (verse 77-78). 48 (AMV 11), (LH 981.7; NT 961.4). Time. 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. However, no matter the level of concentration, all three realms are still within the cycle of cyclic existence (, ) because eventually the merit accrued to attain any of these rebirths is exhausted. See N. 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