Those women will give birth to sons with ease and well-being., , has and considering what the sacred formulas say (, . (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. . 157The Sanskrit verse of edition B is problematic: The is uncertain. 132Edition A and the Tibetan reads: [Hearers] who are freed from the bonds of afflictive emotions ( ; ) (AMV 24 n. 1; LH 988.3, NT 967.4). (82) [25], Then, when a hundred sages cast saffron flowers his , there will be wonders, belief, and matters of great significance.134 Mandra flowers135 will rain down there in that best of cities, and the gods will strew [flowers]136 over that sage who has come to the city. Instead of the four signs of suffering and release that inspires Siddhrtha to renounce his home, the future Maitreya is disillusioned by the. The Maitreya Buddha statue is being designed to last for at least 1,000 years. 4806 of the Asiatic Society, Calcutta. 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 . The Ahaly Story Through the Ages. In. 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. See AMV 17 n.2 and 19 n.4 and here note 86. , though it is unclear how the Tibetan is derived from the Sanskrit. 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 whole three realms58 will be filled with light. Bracketed page with sigla represent the Tibetan versions: LH being the Lhasa edition and NT referring to the Narthang. It is only upon penetrating the truth of existence (according to the Buddhists) that one is liberated from this cycle of existence and achieves lasting peace, or nirva (, ). Often the literal translation is the most exact, but sometimes idioms and metaphors and the more culturally specific forms of the language need a less restricted translation, these I footnote with the original text. The account of Maitreyas prophecy, as we have it, clearly presents Buddhism as a superior alternative for the lay-person to the dominant Brahmic religion. 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. He was given the name, which fulfills the prophecy that, "Many will come in my name and will call themselves," Christ (or Maitreya ). Monier-Williams, Monier, Sir. (51), [Then he will think,] Having renounce all this [for wandering] wherever, let me reach. They are Vairavaa (=Kubera) in the north ruling over the Yakas, Virdaka in the south ruling over the Kumbhas, Dhtarra in the east ruling over the Gandharvas, Virpka in the west ruling over the Ngas. 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. The prophecy of the arrival of Maitreya is found in the canonical literature of all Buddhist sects. 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). 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. Predictions about the Emerge of Maitreya. LHs term translates as correctly ceasing. Though neither text uses the most common Tibetan word for transcendence,. NT adds: , May it be auspicious!. Such a king would be called a Chakravartin, or a turner of wheels, referring the kings chariot wheels having turned in circumscribing his kingdom. 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. Out of pity for [all] the worlds, the very wise riputra, universal commander of the doctrine, asked the teacher this: you have taught about Maitreya, the future Buddha who will serve as leader of the world, O best of men, please explain in detail everything about him including his powers as well as his supernormal abilities. 162 according to Edition B (AMV 29). (101), After having led hundreds of thousands of living creatures with the body of his doctrine,163 that guide will then enter nirva. 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. For a brief but interesting discussion of the historical significance of the uposatha, see Sukumar Dutt, Buddhist Monks and Monasteries of India, 104-106. 66The main translation here follows version B (AMV 14) with which the Tibetan agrees: Having properly lifted that [boy] Maitreya, blazing with glory and possessing the thirty-two marks, the midwife will give him into the hands of his mother ( , LH 983.4-983.5, NT 962.7-963.1). 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.. Tibetan has , though Jim Valby has honor as a definition of, Atkinson, David W. Maitreya, the Future Buddha., Lvi, Sylvain. 102Tibetan has will definitely emerge from [being a] house[holder] (, LH 986.4, NT 965.6). [108]. Mi-Lar is the transliteration of Maitreya in Mandarin. And having taken Maitreya who will have the 32 marks of greatness, the midwife will bring that [newborn] blazing with good fortune to [his] mother. Maitreya Le Consolateur. In, Olivelle, Patrick. 17 (AMV 3, LH 979.2, NT 958.6). 150 (AMV 27), (LH 989.5, NT 968.4). 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). We indeed wish to hear about this leader. (3). 76 (AMV 15), (LH 984.4, NT 963.6-963.7). The Prophecy of Maitreya does not focus in detail on the doctrine taught by the future Buddha. 108 (AMV 20), probably the named after the constellation of the same name (MW 952.3). advertisement. Translation of theMaitreya-Vykaraamfrom Sanskrit with reference to Tibetan and French translations, includes introduction and bibliography. when the Dispensation of the perfect Buddha is 5000 years old.". 74 (), 958-969 (BDRC W22703, digital copy accessed June 1, 2018: https://www.tbrc.org/#library_work_ViewByOutline-O01JW00501JW15936%7CW22703). It will indeed be 12 yojanas long and 7 yojanas wide. Alex Wayman, vol. The Tibetan also uses the verb to touch: (LH 985.2, NT 964.4). Sariputra, the great general of the doctrine, most wise and resplendent, from compassion for the world asked the Lord: 'Some time ago you have spoken to us of the future Buddha, who will lead the world at a future . 97Sanskrit verses 58 and 59 are translated after verse 52 in the Tibetan (LH 985.3-985.5; NT 964.5-954.6). The Tibetan resumes the order of verses in the Sanskrit with, and is the reading preferred by Prof. Majumder (. 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). Instead, he happily joins the community of renunciates upon his sons awakening. According to Buddhist tradition, Maitreya is a bodhisattva who will appear on Earth in the future, achieve complete enlightenment, and teach the pure dharma. 131, (AMV 24, LH 988.2, NT 967.3). Maitreya is a bodhisattva who in the Buddhist tradition is to appear on Earth, achieve complete enlightenment, and teach the pure dharma. It was Buddha himself gave words of prophecy to Maitreya Bodhisattva for his destiny in Gridhrakut around Rajgir. (30), Having borne [the baby] with great majesty55 for ten complete months, the mother of Maitreya will then be in a grove abundant with flowers. The Prophecy of the Superior Maitreya. (29), Now having having died and fallen52 from [the company of] those in Tuita [heaven],53 Maitreya, the best of persons, will securely bridge the transition between lives54 [by entering] into the womb of that woman. Having heard this extraordinary [tale] and having seen such abundant good fortune, Therefore, those who, here and now, are desirous of emancipation. spent the noble, auspicious, eight-limbed. Before He departed He gave a prophecy that the cultures He had inspired would eventually fall to the tragedy of greed and war. In some Buddhist literature, such as the Amitabha Sutra and the Lotus Sutra, the being is referred to as Ajita. 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 (sur son chemin rendront le sol aussi doux que le coton et la ouate, et ils rpandront sur sa route des guirlandes varies). I often translate this word as doctrine, but in this context there is enough dissonance with that standard translation to merit a deviation from it. The Mandra tree (Erythrina Indica) is also known as the Indian Coral Tree. : , 1800. http://tbrc.org/link?RID=O01JW005|O01JW00501JW15936$W22703. At present Maitreya is believed to reside in the Tutshita. The Tibetan ends the previous verse about practicing the eight-limbed upoadha vows with you have approached my teachings and clearly ends the quote. The notion here is that the oceans recede creating a path for such a world-ruling king to circumscribe the whole world. These will be pacified Hearers with great intelligence.132 (80), His third congregation will be of a full 220 million Hearers. They will have eliminated obstacles. Lvi (393) includes this line in his translation. 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. 128Tibetan formally closes the quote with which is not in the Sanskrit and resumes following the Sanskrit (LH 988.1, NT 967.2). According to Edgerton (. From the. The Maitreyavyankarna or "The Prophecy Concerning Maitreya". 58 (AMV 12), (LH 982.6, NT 962.2-962.3). 1. 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 Shambala ( Buddhist, BEF 700 CE ) "Prophet Muhammad was asked who were the people of God referred to as 'another people,' who were to replace the Arabs. Publications de lInstitut Orientaliste de Louvain. 80The measurements given are and literally 16 vyma and 1000 vyma (AMV 16). Enamored with Ahalys beauty, Indra lures Gautama away from his home and, assuming his form, seduces his unsuspecting wife. Louvain-la-Neuve: Universit catholique de Louvain, Institut orientaliste, 1988. http://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/u1669356. Maitreya (Sanskrit: ) or Metteyya (Pali: ) is regarded as a prophesied Buddha of this world in Buddhist eschatology. 24 (LH 979.6) AMV (5) and NT (959.4) have . Calcutta: K.L. (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. MW (533.2) equates this with the Ngaruka tree, or the Sweet Orange tree (Citrus sinensis). Hart, George. 121 (AMV 23) The Tibetan has: It is because you have well taken vows in the teachings of the Lion of the kyas and having achieved them just as they are described that you have indeed come into my teachings. ( LH 987.3-987.4). The present text, as edited here, is mainly based on the manuscript discovered at Gilgit. has already been translated into French by Sylvian Lvi in 1932. translated by Edward Conze in his collection, 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, . 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. AMV 17 n.2 agrees with NT. Except for the differences in pagination, the two Tibetan versions seem nearly identical. , AMV 28 n. 1), while the Tibetan for the whole verse reads: Those who practiced the way of a priest in the teaching of Maitreya [will be] without negativity, without afflictive emotions, and without doubt ( LH 990.1-990.2, NT 968.7-969.1). (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. It is equated with the Indian subcontinent, which for Indians of the Buddhas time was the civilized world. one may argue that "prophecy," in his case, evidently "failed," for Creme time and again indicated that he . [1] The primary Sanskrit edition used here is -, ed. 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. The Sanskrit translates literally as Lord of aid/might (ac), while the Tibetan translates as Lord of bliss and so forth. Maitreya has also been adopted for his millenarian role by many non-Buddhist religions in the past, such as the White Lotus, as well as by modern new religious movements, such as Yiguandao. Dutt, Nalinaksha. However, here the term is used ambiguously and does not necessarily refer to that doctrine of the three bodies, which was fully developed by the Yogcrins in the 4, . I could not locate a version of the text in the sDe dge edition of the bKa gyur. 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). 4. They will spread various beautiful flower garlands in his path.143 (89), The people will honor him with parasols, flags, and banners, and the minds of men will be soothed by the pleasant resounding of music.144 (90) [27], And akra (Indra), the thousand-eyed145 king of the gods, the husband of ach,146 bristling with delight, will cup his hands together147 and praise the Conqueror Maitreya,148 (91), I do homage to you, noble blooded one! 22 n. 7; LH 987.4-987.5; NT 966.6-966.7). The text focused on here, as the title makes explicit, concerns the prophecy of the future enlightenment of the Bodhisattva Maitreya. AMV (29) has . (86), The resounding music will be divine,142 and a divine garland will fall [from the sky]. In the Formless Realm, one no longer even has a body, because, has achieved one of four even more rarified meditative stabilizations. Maitreya is allegedly a bodhisattva, the term for one who . Sponberg, Alan, Helen Hardacre, and Princeton University. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1984. A Tibetan-English Dictionary. Maitreya Le Consolateur. In Mlanges Linossier, tudes Dorientalisme, 2:355402. Majumders edition of the Sanskrit text, pp. Tibetan has 80 cubits ( LH 984.4, NT 963.7). One of Muhammad's followers, Salman, a Persian was sitting near Him. 155Pja is the Indian ritual of honoring and worshipping a deity or a human seen as a deity. (Biblical) The Biblical "Day of the Lord" begins with a Polar Shift of the earth. The next two verses continue Maitreyas speech, but they are only found in edition B, not in A or in the Tibetan. Bah's believe that Bah'u'llh is the fulfillment of the prophecy of appearance of Maitreya. 3:15 PREVIEW Leave This Place. Maitreya, the Future Buddha: Edited by Alan Sponberg, Helen Hardacre. Version A combines verses 58 & 59 in a different way: , the complete passing beyond suffering, the holy eightfold path that is peaceful and leads to, seeing that the crowd is well-disposed, he will relate these truths. 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. III by Benjamin Creme (1997); 1.4 The World Teacher for All Humanity by Benjamin Creme (2007); 1.5 The Awakening of Humanity, by . 154. 125 (AMV 23) = seized, filled, taken possession of, encompassed. 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). . The Sanskrit derives from - down, off and meaning giving. The prophecy of the arrival of Maitreya is found in the canonical literature of all Buddhist sects (Theravada, Mahayana, Tantrayana, Navayana, Purnayana, Triyana and Vajrayana) and is accepted by most Buddhists as a statement about . By Scott Wood. 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. The Tibetan has 64 fathoms side to side, 1000 top to bottom ( , LH 984.6, NT 964.1). (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. Buddha, who was sent to India, spoke to a Hindu audience, in terminology that they could relate to and . Only Buddhist practitioners who are Non-returners (, ) are born there. However, contextually it is redundant. 136The Tibetan includes flowers: (LH 988.6, NT 967.7). 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. In the Array of Stalks Stra Maitreya is third to last of 52 teachers Sudhana meets, just before Majur and Samantabhadra. However, the text was probably written somewhere between the end of the 2nd century CE and the beginning of the 3rd. The form of the verb in this verse is third person singular. Given the breadth of their knowledge and their agreement, they are most likely correct. 100Approximately 311 to 764 miles, depending on the calculation of the size of a yojana. 2 (1997): 193200. 56 (AMV 12), (LH 982.4, NT 962.1). 21, * (AMV, 4; NT 959.2). The divine inspirations of Hai Tong were based on the Maitreya Prophecy that is revealed in the "Maitreyavyakarana Sutra". The Tibetan agrees with A: (LH 986.6, NT 965.7). Winternitz claims that this text was also known as the. ) Gilgit Manuscripts. Maitreya (Sanskrit) or Metteyya (Pli) is a future Buddha of this world in Buddhist eschatology. 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. 166 (AMV 29). 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. 395-405, particularly pp. The Meditation is available to at. "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. 23 (n.d.): 75. (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. 29 (LH 980.3; NT 959.7) (AMV 7) . There will be no more rebirths. 8Jeremy Norman, The Gilgit Manuscripts, the Oldest Manuscript Collection Surviving in Pakistan and India, https://www.historyofinformation.com/detail.php?id=4213 (Accessed February 14, 2021). As with most Hindu myths, there are several versions. Attributes of Maitreya Buddha. The Tibetan also uses the verb to touch: 17, n.3). 6; LH 980.2-980.3; NT 959.6-959.7). 2nd ed. (63), Then, a householder known by the name of Sudhana105 whose being is pure106 [NT 966] will right there go forth [from his home] on account of Maitreyas instruction.107 (64), At this point, the jewel of women [i.e., the main wife] of akha, known by the name Vikh108 along with 84,000 women, will step forward and desire to go forth. Gilgit manuscripts date between 400 to 600 C.E.8 This date range corresponds with the explosion of Great Vehicle epic literature such as the Mound of Jewels collection and the Garland of Buddhas collection.9 These texts describe a grandiose vision of the Buddhist cosmos that is full of an inestimable number of Buddhas and saints, replete with miracles, and populated by untold hosts of non-human beings. 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: The first is literally coming correctly. He has no form, no name, and thus he is incommensurable. In , Lhasa, 74:98296. 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). (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. 18Possibly the earliest reference to Maitreya in the Buddhas teachings can be found in a stra in the Collection of Long Discourses or Dgha Nikya. 124The verses 75-77 are omitted from the Tibetan and edition A (AMV 23 n. 2). . I do not know Chinese and so have not been able to avail myself of those translations as Lvi and Conze did. Seeing that the audience is receptive, [Maitreya] will speak these truths, and having heard them, they will thus attain to the truth. But it would then be the name of the king or an adjective modifying king, and there would be no name for the priest. 23 (AMV 5; LH 979.5; NT 959.2). Tibetan has when one thoroughly believes in (, LH 990.7, NT 969.4). emphasis on faith and the descriptions of its potent efficacy. (Calcutta: University of Calcutta, 1933, rep. 1972), 277-294. , p. 272. Literally, illness. is also known as the Indian Coral Tree. Some of the relevant ones are bright appearance, clearness, brightness, lamp, flame, torch and sign, mark, flag, banner (MW 309.1). 59 (AMV 12), (LH 982.6; NT 962.3). (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. Life of the Buddha. Thank you for reading and God Bless. the figure of Indra, another mainstay of Brahmic culture, seems to have played an increasingly prominent role in the story over time. nations will elect M as world leader. 60-61 & 394; Conze 240). In Scripture, fire can signify the Holy Spirit. 2. 54 (AMV 11), (LH 982.3; NT 961.7). Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1989. BHSD Franklin Edgertons Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary. Lvis transcription (386, v. 56) does not have this extra word. 5. Lvi (394) also omits it, but Conze (240) has And he will win his enlightenment the very same day (sic.) Prior to translating this text, I had reviewed my favorite primer, Harts A Rapid Sanskrit Method and created an online reference site based on it.15 Translating the Prophecy of Maitreya was the first full translation I undertook. The Bhaiajya-guru-vairya-prabh-rja Stra, which focuses on Bhaiajyaguru, a healing Buddha also known as the "Medicine Buddha". His body will have a height of 50 hands. 31Roughly, 100 miles by 60 miles. loan words in English. (62), Likewise at the forefront of the same number of people,103 Maitreyas father will also104 set forth in renunciation. 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