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. 144Edition A and Tibetan has: Those men with clear minds, the sons of the gods who have great supernatural powers, will worship the teacher [Maitreya] with parasols, flags, banners, incense and anointed garlands, along with the sound of music that is pleasant [to hear] (: : [AMV p. 26], [LH 989.2-989.3]). It refers to the tree under which kyamuni Buddha (Siddhrtha Gautama) gained enlightenment. The future Maitreya Buddha will come to this world in its utopian form, and there is no mention of other worlds. (28), At that time, a woman with the name of Brahmvat51 will be his wife. 1, 4. 160 (AMV 28), (LH 990.3, NT 969.1). 147The text says, having made the prjali (/ , , AMV 27). LH (981.2) has . Each treasure is associated with a different region of ancient India. 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. Hajima Nakamura, Indian Buddhism: A Survey with Bibliographic Notes, ed. 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. (AMV 18 n.3). Vol. 174 (AMV 30) or (AMV 30 n. 4) The Tibetan is: (LH 991.3). Section 12.The New Age Index To New Age > Maitreya : . Looking upwards in the four directions, he will proclaim these words: This is my last life. See note 20. The Sanskrit does not: (AMV 25). (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. Maitreya (Sanskrit), Metteyya (Pli), or Jampa (Tibetan), is a future Buddha of this world in Buddhist eschatology. MW (533.2) equates this with the Ngaruka tree, or the Sweet Orange tree (Citrus sinensis). . 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. Sitting at the foot of this tree, Maitreya, the best of bipeds, will reach total, unsurpassable illumination; this is without doubt! (, Lvi (394) also omits it, but Conze (240) has And he will win his enlightenment the very same day (, ) that he has gone forth into homeless life., 19). 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). New Delhi: Oriental Books Reprint, 1972. http://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/u633247. 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 Brhmaa, As with Siddhrtha, Maitreyas future mother. 3:15 PREVIEW Leave This Place. MW (533.2) equates this with the Ngaruka tree, or the Sweet Orange tree (C, , on all sides. In notes and elsewhere, I generally use the languages native script (Tibetan or Devangari) rather than transliteration. 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). Enamored with Ahalys beauty, Indra lures Gautama away from his home and, assuming his form, seduces his unsuspecting wife. loan words in English. 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, The Tibetan essentially corresponds to A (LH 985.6-985.7; NT 9, has Its foliage extend for six lengths of the voice. 14Taisho, No. Instead of the four signs of suffering and release that inspires Siddhrtha to renounce his home, the future Maitreya is disillusioned by the. 162 according to Edition B (AMV 29). 61This verse breaks the flow of the narrative. the S.C.O. 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). So the translation arms has been used as the unit of measurement, and the numbers have been doubled. It will indeed be 12 yojanas long and 7 yojanas wide. Maitreya is Maitreyavyakarana in Sanskrit for short. (26), The minister48 of this king will be the brhmaa Subrahmaa.49 A very learned50 man who knows the four Vedas, he will be the kings teacher. In the translations, numbers in parentheses at the end of a verse are the verse numbers from the printed edition edited by Majumder. He also will cup his hands together and praise the guide of the world. Conze, Edward (ed. 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. 53The translation here represents the Tibetan: The Sanskrit is unclear. Once he renounces worldly life, it takes Maitreya only a day to achieve enlightenment. Simple analysis reveals the truth: share-international-revealed.simplesite.com The Tibetan is not any clearer on that account: (LH 987.2-987.3, NT 966.3-966.4). 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. The Ahaly Story Through the Ages. In Myth and Mythmaking: Continuous Evolution in Indian Tradition, by Julia Leslie, 3962. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1984. Moats built by jeweled bricks and arrayed with carpets of red and blue lotuses will be adorned with decorative grasses. 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. In Scripture, fire can signify the Holy Spirit. It is then that the main focus of the story becomes apparent. Tibetan has you will achieve great things (, LH 991.1, NT 969.5). Having first performed a sacrifice, he will offer it to the twice-born. 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. 163 (AMV 29), literally with [his] Truth Body. Maitreya, the Future Buddha: Edited by Alan Sponberg, Helen Hardacre. They will spread various beautiful flower garlands in his path. Maitreya, le bouddha du futur, avec la fiole contenant le nectar du dharma dans la main gauche ; art du Gandhara, II e sicle. (66), In a garden filled with flowers, there will be a gathering. The Tibetan, Lvi (392) and Conze (239) all interpret it as the nominative name of the priest, . New York: New York University Press, JJC Foundation, 2008. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015077136920?urlappend=%3Bsignon=swle:urn:mace:incommon:virginia.edu. The prophecy of the arrival of Maitreya refers to a time in the future when the dharma will have been forgotten by most on the terrestrial world. For the sake of practice, I refrained from using Lvis translation until I had made a first draft and rarely referred to Conze at all. Vol. The gods will hold up a white parasol over the head of that [boy]. The prophecy of the arrival of Maitreya references a time when the Dharma will have been forgotten on Jambudvipa. 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. According to Buddhist tradition, Maitreya is a bodhisattva who will appear on Earth in the future, achieve complete enlightenment, and teach the pure dharma. ' - The prophecy of Shambala ( Buddhist, BEF 700 CE ) 1. And on that very night when he will set forth in renunciation [of the world], he will indeed attain the other side of enlightenment. 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. Jambudvpa is considered to be India, where the Jambu Tree, also known as Rose Apple or Syzygium jambos, grows. Also, he did not tell the world that " Maitreya is the Christ." There was a gentleman in England by the name of . Conzes redacted translation omits the next four verses about Indra, the midwife, and the mother. 26 (AMV 6; LH 980.2; NT 959.6). 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. Conze (239) has and considers their implications in the light of the holy mantras. 6. Assis au pied de cet arbre, Maitreya, le meilleur des bipdes, arrivera lIllumination totale et insurpassable; pas de doute l-dessus!). Lvi (393) also agrees with A. Conze (239) omits this verse. Maitreya Bodhisattva (Sanskrit) or Metteyya Bodhisatta is the future Buddha in Buddhist eschatology. 110This is essentially a repeat of verse 60 (AMV p. 21). History of Indian Buddhism: From the Origins to the Saka Era. What does maitreya mean? "Classical" portrayals often show him . Maitreyas disillusionment with the world also takes a different form. Following edition A, Lvi translates il voudra quitter le monde. Conze skips these two verses. dividing up the sacrificial post (as souvenirs?) Tibetan agrees with the plural subject (LH 988.6-988.7, NT 967.7-968.1). 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 . Shnen-Thieme, Renate. 4. You beings are impelled by that, and so you have met with me. Within the narrative it seems to be part of a trend to describe Maitreyas world as a step above Siddhrthas. 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. by Prabhas Chandra Majumder. I am interpreting it as (=) plus (faultless). The text of the has already been translated into French by Sylvian Lvi in 1932. 116Edition B leaves out kyamuni (AMV 22 n. 1). 117Reliquary mounds usually containing the relics of the Buddha or a Buddhist saint. 122A lay Buddhist rite of fasting on certain days of the month. Lvi (392) has chaplain. 395-405, particularly pp. Is the Maitreya the Second Coming of Christ? 175The Tibetan adds: Translated by the Indian Scholar Jinamitra and the [Tibetan] translator-monk () Peltsek Rakhita. (LH 991.4-991.5, NT 969.7). Their sigla are LH and NT respectively. 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. will see the thoroughly enlightened Maitreya, the best of bipeds. The first is literally coming correctly. (10), The beings there will be faultless, sinless, joyful, and full of life. 136The Tibetan includes flowers: (LH 988.6, NT 967.7). The Meditation is available to attend live online (or video replay if you cannot make it live) or in person at Buddha Maitreya's Shambhala Planetary Healing Monastery in Northern California . The Form Realm is populated by higher level beings who in. In the Array of Stalks Stra Maitreya is third to last of 52 teachers Sudhana meets, just before Majur and Samantabhadra. Its sigla is AMV. 35, * (AMV 8; LH 980.6; NT 960.4). The Tibetan has: (LH 985.3; NT 964.5), which translates simply seeing the excellent beings.. Tibetan has 80 cubits ( LH 984.4, NT 963.7). ), whereas to our modern secular ears the word doctrine connotes more of a dogmatic rule than a true description of reality. he Tibetan is ambiguous enough to be read either way, more sense contextually, following Yijing. Maitreya (Sanskrit: ) or Metteyya (Pali: ) is regarded as a prophesied Buddha of this world in Buddhist eschatology. 149The Sanskrit word for both do homage and bow to is namaste, (AMV 27). the merit accrued to attain any of these rebirths is exhausted. 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). Lvi (390-391) translates, when one jumps on it, it lowers itself and becomes soft like the leaves of cotton (quand on y saute, il s'abaisse de lui-mme et se fait doux comme des feuilles de cotonnier). 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. His second congregation will be a full 940 million Hearers. People live longer; the world is vaster, and the Buddha comes from the highest class. Version B has will go forth in renunciation and is the reading preferred by Prof. Majumder (AMV 19). In particular the referent of all these () is vague. (86), The resounding music will be divine,142 and a divine garland will fall [from the sky]. So, my first guess at the meaning of the citys name was having brightness. It was Buddha himself gave words of prophecy to Maitreya Bodhisattva for his destiny in Gridhrakut around Rajgir. Lvis transcription (386, v. 56) does not have this extra word. (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. 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