Of these, the most important is the Angatavasa ("The Chronicle of the Future [Buddha]"). In notes and elsewhere, I generally use the languages native script (Tibetan or Devangari) rather than transliteration. Maitreya is commonly considered to be the next Buddha to come to this world and has been the focus of an extensive cult throughout Asia at various times. ' - The prophecy of Shambala ( Buddhist, BEF 700 CE ) Thus, Subrahma, Maitreyas father, is the highest ranking Hindu priest of the day. Conze (239) resumes his translation of the text with this verse. These will be pacified Hearers whose minds are pacified.133 (81), Having set in motion the wheel of the doctrine, and indeed having educated gods and men, he will go [begging for] food in the city, accompanied by the community of Hearers. Lvi (392) has chaplain. It is a story written primarily for lay Buddhist practitioners saying to them that if they believe in the Buddha and his teachings and perform acts of devotion, they will sit at the feet of the future Buddha Maitreya as renunciants. (Tibetan ) literally translates as outflow and refers to the outflowing of psychic energy toward objects of desire, but is commonly translated as contamination. 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. 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. The Desire Realm is composed of six sub-realms where beings, primarily motivated by desire, are reborn, either as gods, demigods, humans, animals, hungry ghosts, or hell beings. Those women will give birth to sons with ease and well-being., , has and considering what the sacred formulas say (, . We indeed wish to hear about this leader. (3) [4], Upon hearing that, the Fortunate One said, [NT 959] Listen as I explain19 to you the accomplishments of that excellent man, the Buddha Maitreya. (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. Bah's believe that Bah'u'llh is the fulfillment of the prophecy of appearance of Maitreya. 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. Puka. Literally, she who has Brahm. illuminates to Maitreya the transitory, decaying nature of the world and prompts him to leave his home. 31Roughly, 100 miles by 60 miles. The Tibetan has for Pigala, though that Tibetan term is usually equated with Kapila. 7. literally translates as outflow and refers to the outflowing of psychic energy toward objects of desire, but is commonly translated as contamination, Nirva, meaning to I will be extinguished/blown out. He also mentions an old Khotanese version of the Meeting with Maitreya (maitreyasamiti). See Renate Shnen-Thieme, The Ahaly Story Through the Ages in Myth and Mythmaking: Continuous Evolution in Indian Tradition, ed. Edited by Graham Sandberg and A. William Heyde. 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. (51) [17], [Then he will think,] Having renounce all this [for wandering] wherever, let me reach84 the state of deathlessness.85 Let me liberate people from the fear of sickness, death, and old age.86 (52), That Maitreya, the highest of people, accompanied by the 84,000 [followers] will leave to go forth in renunciation.87 (53) [18], In those days, his tree of enlightenment will be the Nga tree,88 the branches of this [tree] rising 50 yojanas89 in height.90 (54) [NT 965], And having sat down under those [branches] of that [tree], Maitreya, the highest of people, the leader, [LH 986] will reach the unsurpassable, auspicious enlightenment.91 (55), And on that very night when he will set forth in renunciation [of the world], he will indeed attain the other side of enlightenment.92 (56) [19], Thereupon, with a voice that possesses the eight [supreme] qualities,93 that best of [all] people94 will teach the true doctrine that disperses all suffering and is peaceful. Symbolism says that the color blue attributed to Lord Vishnu is to emphasize and represent that he is Infinite like sky and ocean. The Tibetan does have (LH 985.3; NT 964.5), literally thinking thus. After this version the Tibetan translates verses 58 and 59 from the Sanskrit, but these will be translated in the Sanskrit order. The Sanskrit critical edition was compiled by Prabhas Chandra Majumder in 1959. 148Version A and Tibetan have Guide of the world (, ) instead of Conqueror (AMV 27 n. 4). 4:40 PREVIEW Encircled. 51 (AMV 11), (LH 982.2; NT 961.5). 130The form of the verb in the second sentence is puzzling: . 78 (AMV 15), reading for , with abundance. 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. ): this is a locative used like a dative. 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.) Buddhist Tradition Series. The Tibetan has with/by the gods (, LH 983.5, NT 963.1). 19 n. 3; Lvi 387 vv. See note 49. Both Indra and Brahm (the two main gods of Hinduism prior to the rise of iva and Viu), of Maitreyas prophecy, as we have it, clearly presents Buddhism as a. on the doctrine taught by the future Buddha. 89Roughly 675 kilometers or 420 miles. However, the Tibetan translates the two uses as and . the rise of the Great Vehicle. In some Buddhist literature, such as the Amitabha Sutra and the Lotus Sutra, he is referred to as Ajita Bodhisattva. The gods will hold up a white parasol over the head of that [boy]. By propitiating such a one like the compassionate Maitreya, best of bipeds, in time you will proceed to nirva. . 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. 86In the Sanskrit there appears to be no indication that this is a quote from Maitreya except the use of the pronoun I . nations will elect M as world leader. 60-61 & 394; Conze 240). The Sanskrit verb is an unconventional future form of - to scatter. Numbers in brackets without a sigla represent the page number from that same edition. Tibetan agrees with the plural subject (LH 988.6-988.7, NT 967.7-968.1). Majumder however used both the Shastri Collection manuscript and a second one found at Gilgit that might not have been available to Lvi in 1932. [These treasures are:] the Pigala in Kaliga, the Puka in Mithil, the Elapatra in Gndhra, and the akha in the town of Vrasi. Conze does not translate this verse. 44 (a.k.a., or ) (AMV 10; LH 981.3; NT 960.7) These are seven treasures that a wheel-turning world ruler must possess: 1. a precious wheel (, ), 2. a precious jewel (, ), 3. a precious queen (, ), 4. a precious minister (, ), 5. a precious elephant (, ), 6. a precious horse (, ), and 7. a precious general (, ). 1.2.1 A Page from the Sacred History of the Lord Buddha: The Predestined Maitreya; 1.3 Maitreya's Mission Vol. 6/27. However, the vision of the Prophecy of Maitreya, while containing hints of those elements, is distinctly more limited than those later Great Vehicle epics. 60-61 & 394; Conze 240). 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! 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. As with most Hindu myths, there are several versions. The Maitreyavyankarna or "The Prophecy Concerning Maitreya". (17), A pleasing sound will resound from the wind moving in those palm trees, just like the sweet sound of cymbals in five-part [harmony].36 (18) [9] [LH 981], In those days, the people in this city will seek the highest happiness37 and tranquility,38 and they will be exceedingly pleased by the sound of the palm trees taking delight in it. (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. (23), At that time, this lord of the land, who is called akha, will have four great treasures each with a billion jewels. 30) is used as an abbreviation of the 33 gods of Indras (= akra) realm. 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. 123Edition B does not have the standard refrain for this section. 45, (AMV 10; LH 981.3; NT 960.7) An army comprised of elephants, chariots, cavalry, and infantry (MW 384.1). 4806 of the Asiatic Society, Calcutta. Waiting for Maitreya. 117Reliquary mounds usually containing the relics of the Buddha or a Buddhist saint. 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. 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, , . ) 3:16 PREVIEW Rising New Nation. 158 (AMV 28), (LH 990.3, NT 969.1). . The Desire Realm is composed of six sub-realms where beings, primarily motivated by desire, are reborn, as gods, demigods, humans, animals, hungry ghosts, or hell beings. Login . 164 (AMV 29), (LH 990.6, NT 969.4). This is seen when the . 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. III by Benjamin Creme (1997); 1.4 The World Teacher for All Humanity by Benjamin Creme (2007); 1.5 The Awakening of Humanity, by . 14Taisho, No. In some Buddhist literature, such as the Amitabha Sutra and the Lotus Sutra, the being is referred to as Ajita. 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 . It refers to the tree under which kyamuni Buddha (Siddhrtha Gautama) gained enlightenment. The difference here in The Prophecy of Maitreya is in the sole emphasis on faith and the descriptions of its potent efficacy. In the Formless Realm, one no longer even has a body, because, has achieved one of four even more rarified meditative stabilizations. advertisement. Although there is no scriptural evidence that the antichrist will come in the form of such a person, there are similarities between them. I used the Sanskrit critical edition edited by P. C. Majumder and two editions of the Tibetan, the Lhasa and Narthang. 143 (AMV 26). I am parsing this as a continuative plus , which seems to be supported by the Tibetan: (LH 987.2, NT 966.3). In verse 27 the name is given as Subrahmaa (). However, the text was probably written somewhere between the end of the 2nd century CE and the beginning of the 3rd. 395-405, particularly pp. [108]. 175The Tibetan adds: Translated by the Indian Scholar Jinamitra and the [Tibetan] translator-monk () Peltsek Rakhita. (LH 991.4-991.5, NT 969.7). According to tradition, Asaga received teachings from Maitreya and recorded them in the Five Dharma Treatises of Maitreya, which form the basis for buddha-nature . The text of the has already been translated into French by Sylvian Lvi in 1932. Maitreya (Sanskrit: ) or Metteyya (Pali: ) is regarded as a prophesied Buddha of this world in Buddhist eschatology. refers to religious practitioners in India who have renounced the world, practicing chastity, continence, and study the scriptures. Lvi (393) includes this line in his translation. His Teaching or Message is represented in a visual aid (Sign, Yantra, Mandala) called The Greatest Sign . 80The measurements given are and literally 16 vyma and 1000 vyma (AMV 16). He was given the name, which fulfills the prophecy that, "Many will come in my name and will call themselves," Christ (or Maitreya ). 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. (8), Sweet and fragrant rice will grow that requires no cultivation. Tibetan has when one thoroughly believes in (, LH 990.7, NT 969.4). 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). See note 20. The Tibetan has (LH 990.7, NT 969.5). 23 (n.d.): 75. 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. See CD 1183 and http://www.rigpawiki.org/index.php?title=Seven_precious_emblems_of_royalty (accessed July 18, 2018). 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). These are the Desire Realm (, ), Form Realm (, ), and Formless Realm (, ). 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). Upon hearing that, the Fortunate One said, In his day, the oceans will dry up, receding 100 yojana. It is not a form I can identify. Pri, Nel. 172 optative, middle, 3rd person singular of - to settle down, become clear. The whole three realms58 will be filled with light. The herald of the Cosmic Christ died peacefully as his home in Tufnell Park, north London in October 2016, at the age of 93. , , , they will be those whose stream [of existence] has been severed, without grasping, and who have left the ocean of existence (, he Tibetan for the whole verse reads: Those who practiced the way of a, the teaching of Maitreya [will be] without negativity, without afflictive emotions, and without doubt (, , Tibetan and Edition A have Having compassion for all beings (, The truth body is one of the three bodies, of the Buddha, along with the enjoyment body. His congregation will be so vast that it could encompass all current followers of kyamuni (verses 79-81). 2. 99The Tibetan resumes the order of verses in the Sanskrit with (LH 986.2, NT 965.4). Conze (238) similarly has when one jumps on it, it gives way, and becomes soft like the leaves of the cotton tree. They are interpreting as a continuative, whereas I am interpreting it as one of a pair of opposites: rising up () and sinking low (). : , 1940-49. http://tbrc.org/link?RID=O1PD11016|O1PD110161PD11461$W26071. (66), In a garden filled with flowers, there will be a gathering. 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. (86), The resounding music will be divine,142 and a divine garland will fall [from the sky]. Trees will grow that produce beautiful cloth of various colors. Maitreya is a bodhisattva who in the Buddhist tradition is to appear on Earth, achieve complete enlightenment, and teach . Paris: E. Laroux, 1932. Most Shia believe there have only been twelve "true" Imams, the last of which has been hiding unseen on earth since the ninth century. Patajali and the Beginnings of Dharmastra: An Alternative Social History of Early Dharmastra Production. In Aux Abords de La Clairire: tudes Indiennes et Compares En lHonneur de Charles Malamoud, by Silvia DIntino and Caterina Guenzi, Vol. See Patrick Olivelle, Patajali and the Beginnings of Dharmastra: An Alternative Social History of Early Dharmastra Production, in Aux Abords de La Clairire: tudes Indiennes et Compares En lHonneur de Charles Malamoud, by Silvia DIntino and Caterina Guenzi, vol. 103 (AMV 20). 68 (AMV 14), which MW simply as a musical instrument. 1.1 Foundations of Buddhism, by Helena Roerich (1930); 1.2 On Eastern Crossroads: Legends and Prophecies of Asia, Helena Roerich (1930). Those women will give birth to sons with ease and well-being. Majumder has (AMV 14, n. 2), but Lvi (386, v. 44) gives , literally pregnant wives. AMV (29) has . Conzes redacted translation omits the next four verses about Indra, the midwife, and the mother. Maitreya's Mission, Volume 1, page 128 "I believe the Israelis will procrastinate endlessly and that it may well take the emergence of Maitreya to bring about reconciliation." Maitreya's Mission, Volume 2, page 100 . 8:05 PREVIEW Once. As the Tulku Buddha Maitreya, He is the Living Buddha re-establishing the Dharma and the Sangha for the entire planet. BHS Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit as a language form. NT (960.6) is unclear. It was Buddha himself gave words of prophecy to Maitreya Bodhisattva for his destiny in Gridhrakut around Rajgir. Looking upwards in the four directions, he will proclaim these words: This is my last life. This important Hindu sub-tradition is known as Vaishnavite Hinduism (i.e. 112 (AMV 21), (988.1). 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. Information and translations of maitreya in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. Daniel's prophecy of the Seventy Weeks includes the prediction of a final seven year period. 150 (AMV 27), (LH 989.5, NT 968.4). 12Upoadha (set on fasting, = uposatha, Pli) is an observance of restrain celebrated during certain days of the month in most Buddhist countries. (not found in the Tibetan). The difference here in. The Tibetan merely transliterates this name, albeit poorly: (LH 986.6; NT 966.1). though in some versions, they are guarded by ngas. by Prabhas Chandra Majumder. the use of elements from the Siddhrthas hagiography, are aspects of Buddhism that coincided and contributed to the rise of the Great Vehicle. is the genitive or ablative of that form. is also known as the Indian Coral Tree. Then, the teacher Maitreya, the highest of humans, looking down. The Sanskrit word, , has many meanings. The Tibetan of this sentence seems to diverge from the Sanskrit in AMV. 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. 113 (AMV 21), (LH 987.2, NT 966.4). The Asiatic Society manuscript of the text was written during the 57th year of Gopladeva of the Pla dynasty of Bengal. 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. Vol. He would then concentrate on all the buddhas and make the following aspiration: 1. Simple analysis reveals the truth: share-international-revealed.simplesite.com 11, No. The Tibetan translation for the name of Indras wife, ach, is , though it is unclear how the Tibetan is derived from the Sanskrit. emphasis on faith and the descriptions of its potent efficacy. Conzes translation (239) differs significantly for the last line and the following verses, he has Shankha by name, who will rule over the earth up to the confines of the ocean; and he will make the Dharma prevail. The prophecy of the arrival of Maitreya is found in the canonical literature of all Buddhist sects. 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), O best of men, please explain in detail everything about him including his powers as well as his supernormal abilities. It is this which led to the announcement by Maitreya, in June 1945, that He was ready to return at the earliest possible moment, which was 19 July 1977," (The Emergence, October 1990, p. 2 129These are magical miracles ( ), mind-reading miracles ( ), and miracles of admonition ( ) (BHSD 392.1). 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. A new translation from the Sanskrit and Tibetan[1], Subjects Zoologies (Biological and Spiritual)Tibetan Typologies of BeingsTranscendent DeityBuddha, Subjects Tibet and HimalayasEconomicsIncome sources. Alex Wayman, vol. Shnen-Thieme, Renate. The meaning here seems to be closer to, (reality) since it is described as the highest level (. NT adds: , May it be auspicious!. Gilgit Manuscripts. He has no form, no name, and thus he is incommensurable. Dutt, Sukumar. His third congregation will be of a full 220 million Hearers. The Maitreya Prophecy. Then, very pleased, the thousand-eyed king of the gods. (44), He will have a voice74 [like] Brahm with great resonance,75, have golden colored [skin of] great splendor. As with Siddhrtha, Maitreyas future mother will have an idyllic pregnancy, and, while she holds a branch of a tree, the baby will emerge from her side to avoid the crud of birth. people flock to the community renouncing the world and becoming monks and nuns, including Maitreyas whole family. Maitreya is a transcendent bodhisattva named as the universal Buddha of a future time. (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. Moreover, the figure of Indra, another mainstay of Brahmic culture, seems to have played an increasingly prominent role in the story over time. Patajali and the Beginnings of Dharmastra: An Alternative Social History of Early Dharmastra Production. In. The Tibetan of this sentence seems to diverge from the Sanskrit in. The designation of prophecy is given to these works, a Buddha foretells the future enlightenment, one of their disciple-Bodhisattvas. Mithil, also on the east coast of India south of Kaliga. : , 1800. http://tbrc.org/link?RID=O01JW005|O01JW00501JW15936$W22703. The notion here is that the oceans recede creating a path for such a world-ruling king to circumscribe the whole world, presuming there is a single landmass surrounded by ocean. Subjects Language TreeSino-TibetanTibeto-BurmanBodicBodish. What is the root? (great kings) is a noun ending in short -, , which makes it a nominative plural to match, in Buddhism are kings of the four directions, each ruling over a different type, white water-lilies, sweet-smelling white lotuses, aloe-wood, and sandalwood and similarly heavenly-made garlands and heavenly-made clothe, , , LH 989.1-989.2, NT 968.1-968.2). Conze skips this section but Lvi (391) translates it as: Its moats, dug with elegance, show a profusion of white and blue lotuses (Ses fosss, creuss avec elegance, etalent une profusion de padmas et d'utpalas). See Whitney, Sanskrit Grammar, 102-103 ( 304). 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]. 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. The Maitreya Prophecy, 'Maitreyavyakarana' By Andrew Dwight Harris. In , Narthang, 74:96071. 1 Quotes about. The Form Realm is populated by higher level beings who in their past life have achieved one of four meditative stabilizations. one like the compassionate Maitreya, best of bipeds, in time you will proceed to nirva. One of Muhammad's followers, Salman, a Persian was sitting near Him. 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. Lvis article includes a transcription of edition A and a French translation of the text. 126The next verse found only in edition B clearly returns to the third person, thus signifying the end of Maitreyas speech, as is made clear in the Tibetan. (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? 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. 77 (AMV 15). I could not locate a version of the text in the sDe dge edition of the bKa gyur. (62), Likewise at the forefront of the same number of people,103 Maitreyas father will also104 set forth in renunciation. from 1914-1918 and from 1939-1945 were the scene for the biblical prophecy to be worked out. AMV 16 n. 5). Lvi (390-391) translates, when one jumps on it, it lowers itself and becomes soft like the leaves of cotton (, has when one jumps on it, it gives way, and becomes soft like the leaves of the cotton tree., as a continuative, whereas I am interpreting it as one of a pair of opposites: rising up (. 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) . The closest Tibetan words to are either which means to split or which means To make laugh, smile.. 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. Pentecost is a prime example of this Holy Spirit fire. Gautama grows suspicious, returns, and catches them in the act. 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