the center of the Buddhist and Hindu world of the time. Thus, Subrahma. Full references are listed in the Bibliography. The Tibetan is (LH 983.7, NT 963.2-963.3). 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). Homage to the Superior [LH 979] Maitreya! THE PROPHECY CONCERNING MAITREYA. 107 (AMV 20). 168 (AMV 30). 171 (AMV 30), (LH 991.2, NT 969.6). The whole three realms. 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. 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. Maitreya is the same as the "fifth Buddha.". He has no form, no name, and thus he is incommensurable. 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 gods will hold up a white parasol over the head of that [boy]. However, I am not quite clear on their meaning. Publications de lInstitut Orientaliste de Louvain. , women will deliver. (35), Looking upwards in the four directions, he will proclaim these words: This is my last life. 403-404. Of these, the most important is the Angatavasa ("The Chronicle of the Future [Buddha]"). Sponberg, Alan, Helen Hardacre, and Princeton University. However, the Tibetan translates the two uses as and . Within the narrative it seems to be part of a trend to describe Maitreyas world as a step above Siddhrthas. The present text, as edited here, is mainly based on the manuscript discovered at Gilgit. 82Before this line, A inserts: He will give the sacrificial pillar made of seven jewels to the Brhmaas. ( [sic.] It looks most like a future causative, though for that would be . The prophecy of the arrival of Maitreya references a time when the Dharma will have been forgotten on Jambudvipa. The Tibetan also uses the verb to touch: 17, n.3). Lvi for his translation relied on a manuscript from the H. P. Shastri Collection No. And on that very night when he will set forth in renunciation [of the world], he will indeed attain the other side of enlightenment. 4806 of the Asiatic Society, Calcutta. one like the compassionate Maitreya, best of bipeds, in time you will proceed to nirva. As the disciples were praying together, flames of fire settled on them, signifying the outpouring of the Holy Spirit . They will cause no harm and be virtuous. Their sigla are LH and NT respectively. CD (Sarat) Chandra Das, A Tibetan-English Dictionary. Lvi (21) adds after this verse: Maitreya bearer of the thirty-two marks. At that time, the royal capital will be called Ketumati. This practice was adopted by the Buddha from other ascetic sects in his day. Richmond, Surrey: Curzon Press, 1996. and kyamunis main female lay disciple, also called Mgramtar. These will be Hearers who have cut off existence. 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). Maitreya, the Future Buddha: Edited by Alan Sponberg, Helen Hardacre. They will be tall in stature with a beautiful complexion and have great strength. The Tibetan has 64 fathoms side to side, 1000 top to bottom ( , LH 984.6, NT 964.1). Characteristics. The attribution of the text to ryacandra is notable. According to Buddhist tradition, Maitreya is a bodhisattva who is prophesied to appear on Earth, achieve complete . 161 (AMV 28). 2, 1997, p193-200). Maitreya is allegedly a bodhisattva, the term for one who . 77 (AMV 15). No sigla is given for the Sanskrit with these intertextual paginations, but the sigla AMV is used in footnotes. Tibetan has you will achieve great things (, LH 991.1, NT 969.5). Puka (yellowish-white) is located in Mithil, also on the east coast of India south of Kaliga. 74Reading for (AMV 15). Both Lvi (393) and Conze (239) omit it. illuminates to Maitreya the transitory, decaying nature of the world and prompts him to leave his home. The reason this could be said is because it has been about 2,500 years since this prophecy was first told by the original Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, and . over the earth up to the confines of the ocean; and he will make the Dharma prevail. 65AMV (13) gives B as the preferred reading, though Majumder says the Tibetan agrees with A, which reads: Serpent demons (pannaga) will bathe him with streams of warm and cool water. The Penguin Classics, L88. The Tibetan has (LH 988.5, NT 967.6). I cannot find any other reference to the eight qualities or parts of the voice. Tibetan has 80 cubits ( LH 984.4, NT 963.7). The present text, as edited here, is mainly based on the manuscript discovered at Gilgit.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. This is found only in B. Here, he gives the essential keynotes of the Maitreya prophecy and with these words I conclude this article. . Maitreya, le bouddha du futur, avec la fiole contenant le nectar du dharma dans la main gauche ; art du Gandhara, II e sicle. 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. 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. 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. 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). 15George Hart, A Rapid Sanskrit Method (Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1984). The prophecy of the arrival of Maitreya is found in the canonical literature of all Buddhist sects (Theravda, Mahyna and Vajrayna) and is accepted by most Buddhists as a factual statement about a long-distant (or, in some cases, an incipient) millennial age.Characterization: Maitreya as Future Buddha The Ahaly Story Through the Ages. In. In the English translation that follows, verse numbers will be included in parentheses at the end of the verse. The Sanskrit word, , has many meanings. Conze does not translate this section. According to Edgerton (. Moats built by jeweled bricks and arrayed with carpets of red and blue lotuses will be adorned with decorative grasses. I will not visit [this world] again. Thompson, Richard. 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. A daughter of an Asura, a semi-divine being that can be either malevolent or benevolent, ac became the wife of Indra when he slew her father. 75 (AMV 15), (LH 984.3, NT 963.6). Each treasure is associated with a different region of ancient India. What does maitreya mean? Edition A has By way of height, his body will be 80 hands; his width, twenty hands, [and] the circle of his face, half of that ( , AMV 15, n. 4; LH 984.4-984.5, NT 963.7). And thus, having heard the doctrine, they will progress in the teaching. 7:18 PREVIEW Grief. I used the Sanskrit critical edition edited by P. C. Majumder and two editions of the Tibetan, the Lhasa and Narthang. See note 20. Moreover, the figure of Indra, another mainstay of Brahmic culture, seems to have played an increasingly prominent role in the story over time. (93), And Maitreya, guide and lord of the world, will be surrounded by many thousands of gods from the pure abodes,151 and he will enter [those realms].152 (94), Moreover, [accompanied] by [his] assembly of brhmaas Brahm will, with clear speech,153 relate the true doctrine, speaking with his Brahma-voice. 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. 160 (AMV 28), (LH 990.3, NT 969.1). translated by Edward Conze in his Buddhist Scriptures (Penguin Books, 1959), pages 238-242. The Sanskrit critical edition was compile. containing hints of those elements, is distinctly more limited than those later Great Vehicle epics. 32 This Sanskrit terms often translated as a league also means yell, shriek, shout, and this is reflected in the Tibetan translation distance resounding, the meaning matching the colloquial English expression ear shot.. Then, very pleased, the thousand-eyed king of the gods. 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). (33), Then, very pleased, the thousand-eyed king of the gods,59 acs husband,60 [Indra] will take hold of that [just] born Maitreya, the best of bipeds.61 (34) [13], And as soon as he is born, [LH 983] that [boy] will take seven steps and under each step a lotus will form. Dutt, Nalinaksha. by Prabhas Chandra Majumder. 99The Tibetan resumes the order of verses in the Sanskrit with (LH 986.2, NT 965.4). 109 (AMV 21); (LH 986.7, NT 966.2). 8:19 PREVIEW Lost Divinity. The sage curses Indra. 53The translation here represents the Tibetan: The Sanskrit is unclear. Before He departed He gave a prophecy that the cultures He had inspired would eventually fall to the tragedy of greed and war. I used the Sanskrit critical edition edited by P. C. Majumder and two editions of the Tibetan, the Lhasa and Narthang. The prophecy of the arrival of Maitreya references a time when the Dharma will have been forgotten on Jambudvipa. The first is literally coming correctly. By Scott Wood. In verse 27 the name is given as Subrahmaa (). His Teaching or Message is represented in a visual aid (Sign, Yantra, Mandala) called The Greatest Sign . 139The verb here () is singular and at odds with the plural subject. This is identical to the version found in Gilgit Manuscripts, ed. Review of Matsumoto Bunzabur, Miroku Jdo Ron (Etude de La Terre-Pure de Maitreya). Bulletin de lcole Franaise dExtrme-Orient 11 (1911): 43957. 2003 Preview SONG TIME Winteryear. Thank you for reading and God Bless. consultation of other scholars from any of these traditions. Lvis article includes a transcription of edition A and a French translation of the text. 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. 93 (AMV 19). 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