maitreya prophecy

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. there is such a text in the Chinese tradition. III by Benjamin Creme (1997); 1.4 The World Teacher for All Humanity by Benjamin Creme (2007); 1.5 The Awakening of Humanity, by . Kyoto: Rinsen Book Company, 1985. This is found only in B. Lvis article includes a transcription of edition A and a French translation of the text. The Sanskrit derives from - down, off and meaning giving. Buddha, who was sent to India, spoke to a Hindu audience, in terminology that they could relate to and . refers to religious practitioners in India who have renounced the world, practicing chastity, continence, and study the scriptures. Share International Reveals Christmas Miracle. Harmondsworth, Middlesex, Baltimore: Penguin Books, 1959. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uva.x000242495?urlappend=%3Bsignon=swle:urn:mace:incommon:virginia.edu. 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. See note 31. Here, he gives the essential keynotes of the Maitreya prophecy and with these words I conclude this article. After His death in . the center of the Buddhist and Hindu world of the time. Furthermore, I have done it in isolation with. The Tibetan, Lvi (392) and Conze (239) all interpret it as the nominative name of the priest, . Sponberg, Alan, Helen Hardacre, and Princeton University. Lvi (392) has chaplain. will see the thoroughly enlightened Maitreya, the best of bipeds. 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. Delhi: Sri Satguru Publications, 1984. http://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/u2451526. However, I am not quite clear on their meaning. 141 (AMV 26) literally a throw of cloth. Apparently, this means something thrown down on the ground before a visiting dignitary like the modern day red carpet. The Tibetan is more descriptive: When they saw the benefactor of the world enter the best of cities, they spread all over the ground a cotton carpet () as soft as a feather ( , LH 989.1-989.2, NT 968.1-968.2). It is surprising he does not notice that the addition of the word would break the met, but perhaps the text is so irregular in this regard such deviation is commonplace. In this way, the text lays out a clear an active path for the lay Buddhist, one of faith that will lead one to a future situation where one will have the opportunity to practice the demanding path to realization. The Tibetan translates as I will go to the uncontaminated [the state] beyond sorrow. Conze simply translates this as Some time ago (Conze. Cambridge [Cambridgeshire], New York: Cambridge University Press, 1988. http://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/u1243726. 54 (AMV 11), (LH 982.3; NT 961.7). The Sanskrit does not: (AMV 25). . London: G. Allen and Unwin, 1962. http://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/u1163487. heaven, awaiting his last rebirth when the time is ripe. See note 12 for more detail. 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. However, here the tree is a Nga tree (Citrus sinensis?) 10:00 . 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. 27 (AMV 6; LH 980.2-980.3; NT 959.6-959.7). Tibetan and Edition A have Having compassion for all beings (, , AMV 29 n.1, LH 990.4, NT 969.2). 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 Samantabhadra Meditation Stra AMV rya Maitreya-Vykaranam, The Prophecy of the Superior Maitreya, ed. He is a representation of the Message brought through Him. In notes and elsewhere, I generally use the languages native script (Tibetan or Devangari) rather than transliteration. See Maurice Walshe, tr., Thus Have I Heard: The Long Discourses of the Buddha (London: Wisdom Publications, 1987), pp. dies and is reborn in another of the realms. See N. Pri, Review of Matsumoto Bunzabur, Miroku jdo ron (Etude de la Terre-Pure de Maitreya), BEFEO vol. This can also be translated I prophesy.. The Tibetan has with/by the gods (, LH 983.5, NT 963.1). Two versions of the Tibetan translation were also utilized: in bKa gyur (Lhasa), vol. 48 (AMV 11), (LH 981.7; NT 961.4). She will be beautiful, gracious, charming, and popular. I will effect the liberation of sentient beings immersed in the sea of cyclic existence, who experience great suffering and are bound by the fetters of thirst.. Lvi (394) translates it more literally as Dragon Tree (larbre du dragon), as does Conze (240). The lord of men will decorate that sacrificial post with various jewels. These are: Jambudvpa (the continent of the Jambu tree) in the south, Prvavideha (those without a body in the east) in the east, Aparagodnya (those worthy of being given cows in the West) in the west, and Uttarakuru (the Northern Kurus) in the north. The LH edition (981.2) has the correct spelling or grove, garden, park. 19, * (AMV, 4; LH 979.4; NT 959.1). The Indian measurement vyma () is equivalent to two extended arms (MW, 1038.1). For, having taken up the baby, no more mention is made of Indra. Upon hearing that, the Fortunate One said, In his day, the oceans will dry up, receding 100 yojana. 95. While I have not seen this attested to, the impression from the etymology of down-giving is passed down as with legends. According to Buddhist tradition, Maitreya is a bodhisattva who is prophesied to appear on Earth, achieve complete . This practice was adopted by the Buddha from other ascetic sects in his day. 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. The Maitreya Prophecy, 'Maitreyavyakarana' By Andrew Dwight Harris. the merit accrued to attain any of these rebirths is exhausted. 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). He would then concentrate on all the buddhas and make the following aspiration: 1. However, the Tibetan translates the two uses as and . Louvain-la-Neuve: Universit catholique de Louvain, Institut orientaliste, 1988. http://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/u1669356. 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, . 154, Bibliotheque de lEcole de Hautes tudes, Sciences Religieuses (Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols, 2012), 123-128. 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]). 6. The story of the latter woman is found in both the Pali Canon (Divy 77.28, 466.24; Av i.224.3, ii.9.7; Karmav 87.15; 97.3) and, with significant variations, in the Mlasarvarstivda Vinaya (ii.53.16). 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. Das, Sarat Chandra. Section 12.The New Age Index To New Age > Maitreya : . (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. (Delhi: Sri Satguru Publications, 1984), 187-214. Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols, 2012. And on that very night when he will set forth in renunciation [of the world], he will indeed attain the other side of enlightenment. Elapatra (probably a simplification of elpattra, meaning cardamom leaf) is found in Gndhra on the north-west on the border with Pakistan, and akhas treasure is in Vras, in Uttar Pradesh, Indiathe center of the Buddhist and Hindu world of the time. 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. and Improved.). Thank you for reading and God Bless. 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 parenthetically in some situations where it is unavoidable for a readers clear understanding. I am interpreting it as (=) plus (faultless). , in the performance of miracles with six other ascetic sages of his day, during which the Buddha demonstrates his complete supremacy. 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 . Following this verse, Edition A and the Tibetan have inserted: Having continually gone for refuge in the Buddha, Dharma, and Sagha and having then performed virtuous actions, you have indeed come into my teachings. (AMV 22 n. 7; LH 987.4-987.5; NT 966.6-966.7). According to Edgerton (. THE FUTURE BUDDHA-----('Maitreyavyakarana') Maitreya will appear in the future, some thirty thousand years hence. 1, Buddhist Tradition Series (Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1989), p. 180. 147The text says, having made the prjali (/ , , AMV 27). 74 (), 958-969 (BDRC W22703, digital copy accessed June 1, 2018: https://www.tbrc.org/#library_work_ViewByOutline-O01JW00501JW15936%7CW22703). Even the worshiping at stpas (reliquary mounds) is a fairly ancient practice, predating the rise of the Great Vehicle. Olivelle, Patrick. [108]. Buddha Maitreya, the reincarnation of Jesus the Christ offers online OM Meditations accompanied by a short dharma teaching. Having sprinkled saffron water and rubbed sandalwood paste on the stpas of the sage of the kyas, you have indeed come into my teachings. Maitreya, le bouddha du futur, avec la fiole contenant le nectar du dharma dans la main gauche ; art du Gandhara, II e sicle. Instead, he happily joins the community of renunciates upon his sons awakening. (22) [NT 961], That ruler of men will govern the landwhich will extend without interruption to the limitless oceans46in accordance with the [Buddhist] doctrine. 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). 61This verse breaks the flow of the narrative. Having seen thus that his son has the 32 marks of an exceptional man and examining them with mantras, Just as, through mantras, two [different] destinies of a youth can be seen, [Subrahm will see that his son will be] either a world-ruling leader of men or a Buddha, the greatest of bipeds. 58 (AMV 12), (LH 982.6, NT 962.2-962.3). This was predicted by the ancient goddes Gaia. 60 (AMV 12), (LH 982.6-981.7, NT 962.3). It is equated with the Indian subcontinent, which for Indians of the Buddhas time was the, . You have been encompassed. 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). 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. idyllic pregnancy, and, while she holds a branch of a tree, the baby will emerge from her side to avoid, the crud of birth. 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.. 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). His eyes will be like the petals of a lotus.76 (45), His body will have a height of 50 hands,77 and thus with abundance he will grow up and out into a handsome form.78 (46), [At an assembly] attended by 84,000 people, [NT 964] that [youth] Maitreya will teach about mantras.79 (47) [16], Then, akha, the lord of men, will erect a sacrificial post 32 arms wide by 2000 arms tall.80 (48), The lord of men will decorate that sacrificial post with various jewels. (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. 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. ac was the goddess of beauty. from 1914-1918 and from 1939-1945 were the scene for the biblical prophecy to be worked out. 159 (AMV 28), (LH 990.3, NT 969.1). Trees will grow that produce beautiful cloth of various colors. At present Maitreya is believed to reside in the Tutshita. AMV (7) has , *. 139The verb here () is singular and at odds with the plural subject. The you here is plural or honorific. The highest of these realms is the oft-mentioned Akaniha Heaven. 3. The present text, as edited here, is mainly based on the manuscript discovered at Gilgit. Instead, he happily joins the community of renunciates upon his sons awakening. The prophecy given by Buddha gives a near to exact date of when the Maitreya will come. Conze simply translates this as Some time ago (Conze, Buddhist Scriptures, 238). 123Edition B does not have the standard refrain for this section. 84Literally may I touch (AMV 17). Literally, desires, not eating, and old age. The translation borrows from Conze (238-239), Three kinds of illness only are known people must relieve their bowels, they must eat, they must get old, and Lvi (391) who has les besoins, linanition, la vieillesse., 28 (AMV 7; LH 980.3; NT 959.7). According to Nakamura, (Meeting with Maitreya) was composed in the 3rd century A.D. and was translated into Chinese by Kumrajiva (, In dating such texts obscured by the mists of, was probably written somewhere between the end of the 2. knowledge of Sanskrit which had languished for many years. The Tibetan ends the previous verse about practicing the eight-limbed upoadha vows with you have approached my teachings and clearly ends the quote. 7:18 PREVIEW Grief. The Form Realm is populated by higher level beings who in their past life have achieved one of four meditative stabilizations. 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). Please have the kindness to lend me an ear. The Buddha responded to riputra, As you ask, I will respond. Then riputra addressed himself to the Bhagavan and said: (S. Lvi, Maitreya, 390). 83. is the genitive or ablative of that form. The Tibetan essentially corresponds to A (LH 985.6-985.7; NT 965.1-965.2). New Delhi: Oriental Books Reprint, 1972. http://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/u633247. I do not know Chinese and so have not been able to avail myself of those translations as Lvi and Conze did. Maitreya. 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.. (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. Springfield, VA: Nataraj Books, 2010. 30) is used as an abbreviation of the 33 gods of Indras (= akra) realm. (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. Then, the teacher Maitreya, the highest of humans, looking down. A pleasing sound will resound from the wind moving in those palm trees, just like the sweet sound of cymbals in five-part [harmony]. 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 . 15George Hart, A Rapid Sanskrit Method (Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1984). Neither lying down nor sitting, that woman, who will have fulfilled her duty, 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. "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. by Nalinaksha Dutt, Vol. 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. According to MW (444.3) these are the Palmyra or Fan-palm trees (Borassus flabellifer). Calcutta: K.L. Ketumat (= ) is the name of akhas capital city. Tibetan has when you please (, LH 991.2, NT 969.6), though Jim Valby has honor as a definition of (see http://dictionary.thlib.org/internal_definitions/public_term/58502 accessed Nov. 4, 2018). The narrative however does participate in the glorification of the Buddha that had become common-place by the early days of the Great Vehicle. (35), Looking upwards in the four directions, he will proclaim these words: This is my last life. Jambudvpa (the continent of Jambu [trees]) is one of the, continents surrounding Mount Meru. The prophecy of the arrival of Maitreya is found in the canonical literature of all Buddhist sects. which was written by the Vaibhika ryacandra who belonged to the same period as Avaghoa (c.80-c.150). One of the earliest mention of Maitreya is a Sanskrit text, the "Maitreya-vyakarana" ("The Prophecy of Maitreya") stating that gods, men and other beings will worship Maitreya and will lose their doubts, and the torrents of their cravings will be cut off: "Free from all misery, they . Such a king would be called a Chakravartin, or a turner of wheels, referring the kings chariot wheels having turned in circumscribing his kingdom. Review of Matsumoto Bunzabur, Shnen-Thieme, Renate. 2, . However, I am not quite clear on their meaning. Each treasure is associated with a different region of ancient India. When Indra bathes in this river, the 1,000 vaginas turn into eyes. These are the Buddhist Pure Lands that the highest realm of cyclic existence. The gods will hold up a white parasol over the head of that [boy]. Vol. 82Before this line, A inserts: He will give the sacrificial pillar made of seven jewels to the Brhmaas. ( [sic.] However, they repeat phrases from verses 83 and 85. Tibetan has 80 cubits ( LH 984.4, NT 963.7). The future life of Maitreya as described by the Buddha in this text makes use of several of the elements of the Gautama Buddhas own hagiographymemorialized in the famous work, The Acts of the Buddha,10 by Avaghoa (c. 80-150 CE)but with notable differences. 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. 104Following edition A and the Tibetan: (AMV 20, n. 3) and (LH 986.5, NT 965.6). I used the Sanskrit critical edition edited by P. C. Majumder and two editions of the Tibetan, the Lhasa and Narthang. 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. when the Dispensation of the perfect Buddha is 5000 years old.". The Temple will be build and the image of a Buddha will be erected there 10 to 20 years later. the S.C.O. And Maitreya, guide and lord of the world, the meditative states, they will be in complete possession of joy and happiness, the true doctrine will remain on earth for 10,000 years.. Sections of it were also translated by Edward Conze in his collection Buddhist Scriptures in 1959. 45, (AMV 10; LH 981.3; NT 960.7) An army comprised of elephants, chariots, cavalry, and infantry (MW 384.1). They will be tall in stature with a beautiful complexion and have great strength. 17 (AMV 3, LH 979.2, NT 958.6). 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.) Tib. 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. sacrifice, in which a horse would be released and the king and his army would follow it for a year conquering anyone in its path. 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). 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. (Of course, there are some exceptions like Tathgata, whose translation One-Gone-Thus is too cumbersome to be practical in English, but I try to keep those to a minimum.) 55 (AMV 11), (LH 982.3, NT 961.7). 160 (AMV 28), (LH 990.3, NT 969.1). The Tibetan resumes the order of verses in the Sanskrit with, and is the reading preferred by Prof. Majumder (. (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. 128Tibetan formally closes the quote with which is not in the Sanskrit and resumes following the Sanskrit (LH 988.1, NT 967.2). (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. 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. With these teachings, the narrative explicitly makes a connection between the current lay Buddhist community and the future audience of Maitreya. Patajali and the Beginnings of Dharmastra: An Alternative Social History of Early Dharmastra Production. In. Clay Sanskrit library. Maitreya is the fulfiller of this prophecy (His Beloved). Version A, which the Tibetan follows, does: Having given to the Sagha gifts of clothes, food and drink, and various medicines for the weary, you have come into my teachings. 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. Jambudvpa is considered to be India, where the Jambu Tree, also known as Rose Apple or Syzygium jambos, grows. Any feedback would be appreciated. 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: (NT 964.5), (LH 985.3-985.4). The present text, as edited here, is mainly based on the manuscript discovered at Gilgit.7. NT Narthang edition of the Tibetan text of the Prophecy of the Superior Maitreya. However, here the tree is a Nga tree (. 98Version A combines verses 58 & 59 in a different way: Suffering, the arising of suffering, the complete passing beyond suffering, the holy eightfold path that is peaceful and leads to nirvaseeing that the crowd is well-disposed, he will relate these truths. 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 . However, contextually it is redundant. 36 (AMV 8; LH 980.7; NT 960.4) Literally, cymbals with five branches/parts.. Based primarily on Chinese sources and the Japanese monograph on Maitreyas Pure-land by Matsumoto Bunzabur, Lvi (362-363) argues that this refers to the name of a Stra, In the Stra on the Past and Future, of which the Sanskrit title would be Prvparnta Stra. Pri, Nel. The Occult Nineteenth Century: Roots, Developments, and Impact on the Modern World, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 195-220. . Maitreya, the Future Buddha: Edited by Alan Sponberg, Helen Hardacre. Out of the 108 verses of the text only two are devoted to describing Maitreyas doctrine, and these are simply a summary of the Four Noble Truths. The clue that helps us to understand when the Maitreya will be manifested is: " . 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. Either Conze is paraphrasing here, editing out what he sees as irrelevant elaborations, or, more likely, he is using a Chinese text instead of Tibetan in lieu of the missing first folios of the two extant Sanskrit editions. 64This verse is found only in edition B of the text. Instead of the four signs of suffering and release that inspires Siddhrtha to renounce his home, the future Maitreya is disillusioned by the. Blue lotuses, white water-lilies, lotuses, sweet-smelling white lotuses, aloe-wood [flowers], and, The sons of the gods possessing great magical powers will create a [welcome] carpet. 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. (8), Sweet and fragrant rice will grow that requires no cultivation. Literally, desires, not eating, and old age. The translation borrows from Conze (238-239), Three kinds of illness only are known people must relieve their bowels, they must eat, they must get old, and Lvi (391) who has . However, Nakamura also equates the two. 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. Dutt, Nalinaksha. and kyamunis main female lay disciple, also called Mgramtar. The Ahaly Story Through the Ages. In. the age-old translators dilemma of translating the words versus the meaning, I fallas most dosomewhere in the middle. Rising and falling [according to ones needs],24 [the ground] will be soft like cotton. But it would then be the name of the king or an adjective modifying king, and there would be no name for the priest. 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