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. Within the narrative it seems to be part of a trend to describe Maitreyas world as a step above Siddhrthas. After the destruction of N.Y.C. 71 (AMV 14), (LH 983.7, NT 963.3). Instead of the four signs of suffering and release that inspires Siddhrtha to renounce his home, the future Maitreya is disillusioned by the sundering of the sacrificial post (verses 50-51). Pigala (tawny, gold-colored) is located in, Kaliga, a historical region on the east coast of India below Calcutta. The Samantabhadra Meditation Stra The number of the beast : 666. Lvis article includes a transcription of edition A and a French translation of the text. In , Lhasa, 74:98296. The Theosophical Maitreya: On Benjamin Creme's Millenarianism. translated by Edward Conze in his Buddhist Scriptures (Penguin Books, 1959), pages 238-242. Characteristics. 666. Conze (239) resumes his translation of the text with this verse. (27) [LH 982], He will be a scholar and holder of mantras, possessing the whole body of sacred knowledge, as well as an expert in the Vedas, ritual science, lexicology, and grammar. Those women will give birth to sons with ease and well-being., , has and considering what the sacred formulas say (, . Thompson, Richard. 90Edition A uses different words with nearly identical meaning (AMV 18 n.1), but the Tibetan is significantly different: The branches of that [tree] will be truly high, [reaching] nearly a yojana into the sky. ( LH 985.6; NT 964.7-965.1). Cambridge [Cambridgeshire], New York: Cambridge University Press, 1988. http://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/u1243726. 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. containing hints of those elements, is distinctly more limited than those later Great Vehicle epics. Having sprinkled saffron water and rubbed sandalwood paste on the stpas of the sage of the kyas, you have indeed come into my teachings. The Maitreyavyankarna or "The Prophecy Concerning Maitreya". In the translations, numbers in parentheses at the end of a verse are the verse numbers from the printed edition edited by Majumder. By Scott Wood. The Prophecy of Maitreyas overall message for lay people is that through faith in the Buddha (and his doctrine) one will be reborn in that time of Maitreya and therein achieve enlightenment. The LH edition (981.2) has the correct spelling or grove, garden, park. 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. 12Upoadha (set on fasting, = uposatha, Pli) is an observance of restrain celebrated during certain days of the month in most Buddhist countries. 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. The text focused on here, as the title makes explicit, concerns the prophecy of the future enlightenment of the Bodhisattva Maitreya. 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). Springfield, VA: Nataraj Books, 2010. Tibetan has (LH 983.5, NT 963.2). We indeed wish to hear about this leader. (3). The whole three realms. (66), In a garden filled with flowers, there will be a gathering. There is no clear indication of the end of the Buddhas speech. the use of elements from the Siddhrthas hagiography, are aspects of Buddhism that coincided and contributed to the rise of the Great Vehicle. 4:40 PREVIEW Encircled. Tibetan has 80 cubits ( LH 984.4, NT 963.7). 3. 49 (AMV 11), (LH 981.7, NT 961.4). Maitreya is Maitreyavyakarana in Sanskrit for short. he future life of Maitreya as described by the Buddha in this text makes use of several of the elements of the, but with notable differences. 36 (AMV 8; LH 980.7; NT 960.4) Literally, cymbals with five branches/parts.. Maitreya is a bodhisattva who in the Buddhist tradition is to appear on Earth, achieve complete enlightenment, and teach . 86In the Sanskrit there appears to be no indication that this is a quote from Maitreya except the use of the pronoun I . Conze does not translate this verse. . When translating, I try to be as faithful as possible to original as far as I understand it. In the Array of Stalks Stra Maitreya is third to last of 52 teachers Sudhana meets, just before Majur and Samantabhadra. over the earth up to the confines of the ocean; and he will make the Dharma prevail. 120The Tibetan has having worshipped the stpas of kyamuni by sprinkling saffron water and rubbing sandalwood. Lvi (393) includes this line in his translation. And on that very night when he will set forth in renunciation [of the world], he will indeed attain the other side of enlightenment. relied on a manuscript from the H. P. Shastri Collection No. (Tibetan ) literally translates as outflow and refers to the outflowing of psychic energy toward objects of desire, but is commonly translated as contamination. 29 (LH 980.3; NT 959.7) (AMV 7) . (12) [7], At that time, the royal capital will be called Ketumati,28 and it will be a place where beings who act virtuously toward [all] creatures29 live.30 (13), It will indeed be 12 yojanas long and 7 yojanas wide.31 [NT 960] It will be a pure and pleasant city, created through virtue. 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. (14), It will have a wall made of seven jewels, as tall as sound will travel,32 whose turrets33 and gates will actually be decorated with various jewels. 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]. Its sigla is AMV. No sigla is given for the Sanskrit with these intertextual paginations, but the sigla AMV is used in footnotes. Having heard this extraordinary tale and having seen such abundant good fortune, what wise person would not have faith, since even those in dark rebirths do so? (LH 982.3; NT 961.7). which was written by the Vaibhika ryacandra who belonged to the same period as Avaghoa (c.80-c.150). 139The verb here () is singular and at odds with the plural subject. 151 (AMV 29). The next two verses continue Maitreyas speech, but they are only found in edition B, not in A or in the Tibetan. Their names are the same as the kings who guard them, though in some versions, they are guarded by ngas. 23 (n.d.): 75. . As the disciples were praying together, flames of fire settled on them, signifying the outpouring of the Holy Spirit . ), whereas to our modern secular ears the word doctrine connotes more of a dogmatic rule than a true description of reality. there is such a text in the Chinese tradition. The Sanskrit word, "Maitreya" (Pali: Metteya) which means, "The Benevolent One," simply refers to the future Buddha. See Etienne Lamotte, History of Indian Buddhism: From the Origins to the Saka Era, Publications de lInstitut Orientaliste de Louvain (Louvain-la-Neuve: Universit catholique de Louvain, Institut orientaliste, 1988), http://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/u1669356, p. 703. 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 . Atkinson, David W. Maitreya, the Future Buddha. Religious Studies and Theology; Maitreya, the Future Buddha 9, no. Maitreya is the same as the "fifth Buddha.". 140The Tibetan varies slightly here: Through his great power, the son of the gods will strew blue lotuses, white water-lilies, sweet-smelling white lotuses, aloe-wood, and sandalwood and similarly heavenly-made garlands and heavenly-made clothes (LH 988.7-989.1, NT 968.1). 1.1 Foundations of Buddhism, by Helena Roerich (1930); 1.2 On Eastern Crossroads: Legends and Prophecies of Asia, Helena Roerich (1930). the S.C.O. William Dwight Whitney Linguistic Series. That Maitreya, the highest of people, accompanied by the 84,000 [followers] will leave to go forth in renunciation. To a vast audience that stretches for miles, Maitreya explains at relative length (8 verses) how the whole audience is there only because in the past they followed the teaching of kyamuni Buddha and performed pious acts, such as donating to monasteries, worshiping at Stupas, and so forth. . Maitreya was born in Tehran, Persia, about 100 years after the beginning of the Bab's Mission. 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. 118The Buddhist community. Login . I am following the Tibetan here, as the Sanskrit somewhat eludes me. - Shoghi Effendi, God Passes By, p. However, contextually it is redundant. by Julia Leslie (Richmond, Surrey: Curzon Press, 1996), 39-62. The closest Tibetan words to are either which means to split or which means To make laugh, smile.. 26). past life have achieved one of four meditative stabilizations. The Sanskrit editions are missing the first 24 (A) and 30 (B) verses. The gods will hold up a white parasol over the head of that [boy]. Answer (1 of 6): According to Ageless Wisdom Teachings given through H.P. The highlighting of faith and the use of elements from the Siddhrthas hagiography are aspects of Buddhism that coincided and contributed to the rise of the Great Vehicle. 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. The Tibetan is: (LH 987.6-988.1; 966.7-967.2). 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, . However, I see nothing explicitly indicating the notion of having to wait and prefer a more literal translation. Vol. 5. Paris: E. Laroux, 1932. : , 1800. http://tbrc.org/link?RID=O01JW005|O01JW00501JW15936$W22703. At present he is considered as one of the dhyani-Bodhisattvas, the creators of the . Two nga kings will bathe him with streams of warm and cool water.65 (38) [14], 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.66 (39) [NT 963], And, [like] a goddess,67 she will ride mounted in an attractive palanquin decorated with various jewels, bearing her son. 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). 107 (AMV 20). In particular the referent of all these () is vague. Moreover there will be pools in that city filled with blue lotuses and white water-lilies, and there will be marvelous parks and forests. It is surprising he does not notice that the addition of the word would break the metre of the verse (anuubh, 4 verse of 8 syllables), but perhaps the text is so irregular in this regard such deviation is commonplace. 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. Maitreya (Sanskrit), Metteyya (Pli), or Jampa (Tibetan), is a future Buddha of this world in Buddhist eschatology. 154, Bibliotheque de lEcole de Hautes tudes, Sciences Religieuses (Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols, 2012), 123-128. 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). Lvi (393) translates the negative as without stains (souillures); Conze (239), merely all pure. Mi-Lar is the transliteration of Maitreya in Mandarin. The difference here in. I used the Sanskrit critical edition edited by P. C. Majumder and two editions of the Tibetan, the Lhasa and Narthang. 154. 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. The Tibetan of this sentence seems to diverge from the Sanskrit in AMV. Dutt, Nalinaksha. (83), And [then] the four great kings137 and akra, lord of the thirty-three,138 [and] Brahm along with [his] host of gods will ceremonially worship him.139 (84) [NT 968], Blue lotuses, white water-lilies, lotuses, sweet-smelling white lotuses, aloe-wood [flowers], and [LH 989] sandalwood [flowers] and also heavenly garlands will fall.140 (85) [26], The sons of the gods possessing great magical powers will create a [welcome] carpet141 upon seeing the Protector of the World entering the best of cities. 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. (87), Also, whoever will be living in the city of Ketumat, those people will indeed worship that one entering the best of cities. 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 (, ). [These treasures are:] the Pigala in Kaliga, the Puka in Mithil, the Elapatra in Gndhra, and the akha in the town of Vrasi. ) is also not represented in the Tibetan. The Sanskrit verb is an unconventional future form of - to scatter. (32b)57, He will be unsoiled by the crud of the womb like a water-lily [is unsoiled] by [dirty] water. 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. 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. 2nd ed. There are a number of Buddhist texts foretelling Maitreya. Here, he gives the essential keynotes of the Maitreya prophecy and with these words I conclude this article. Instead, he happily joins the community of renunciates upon his sons awakening. Lvi for his translation relied on a manuscript from the H. P. Shastri Collection No. Digital Edition: http://www.dsbcproject.org/canon-text/content/415/1880 (Accessed February 14, 2021). 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 form of the verb in this verse is third person singular. 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 Brhmaas. This and the following verse are missing from the Tibetan. Edition A has (Lvi 389, v. 94). The Tibetan, Lvi (392) and Conze (239) all interpret it as the nominative name of the priest, . In this context it could simply mean, , the body of the [true] doctrine/religion., This is the way it is used in the Pli canon (, he Tibetan and edition A have: Having trained them in the excellent doctrine (, , 29). 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 . The translation has been reviewed several of times, but I do not consider it polished. The latter is known, especially in East Asian circles, as The Flower Garland/Ornament Stra, which the Tibetan translate as the Host of Buddhas Stra. By propitiating such a one like the compassionate Maitreya, best of bipeds, in time you will proceed to nirva. It will have a wall made of seven jewels, as tall as sound will travel. 84Literally may I touch (AMV 17). 164 (AMV 29), (LH 990.6, NT 969.4). The Form Realm is populated by higher level beings who in their past life have achieved one of four meditative stabilizations. See the next verse. According to Edgerton (. 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, , . ) (62), Likewise at the forefront of the same number of people,103 Maitreyas father will also104 set forth in renunciation. 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