by Julia Leslie (Richmond, Surrey: Curzon Press, 1996), 39-62. LHs term translates as correctly ceasing. Though neither text uses the most common Tibetan word for transcendence,. His shoulders will be broad, and his chest, full. 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). Lvi (393) has and considering what the sacred formulas say (et en considrant ce que disent les Formules sacres). Conze (239) resumes his translation of the text with this verse. While I have not seen this attested to, the impression from the etymology of down-giving is passed down as with legends. (28), At that time, a woman with the name of Brahmvat51 will be his wife. 1, Buddhist Tradition Series (Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1989), p. 180. 157The Sanskrit verse of edition B is problematic: The is uncertain. It is equated with the Indian subcontinent, which for Indians of the Buddhas time was the civilized world. 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.. 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 The Temple will be build and the image of a Buddha will be erected there 10 to 20 years later. 403-404. The answer provided here is not much different from the answer provided in the early days of Buddhism: going for refuge, taking the lay vows, practicing the fasting days, and making offerings to the community. The whole three realms. However, Nakamura also equates the two. (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. with you have approached my teachings and clearly ends the quote. (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. Winternitz cites in a note on that page that the name of the author is found only in the Tokharian and Uigurian fragments of the text. The whole three realms58 will be filled with light. 4:40 PREVIEW Encircled. The Form Realm is populated by higher level beings who in. It is then that the main focus of the story becomes apparent. The meaning here seems to be closer to, (reality) since it is described as the highest level (. 8:05 PREVIEW Once. London: G. Allen and Unwin, 1962. http://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/u1163487. (87), Also, whoever will be living in the city of Ketumat, those people will indeed worship that one entering the best of cities. (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. From the face of the sky celestial clothes and flowers will fall. MW (533.2) equates this with the Ngaruka tree, or the Sweet Orange tree (C, , on all sides. Sitting at the foot of this tree, Maitreya, the best of bipeds, will reach total, unsurpassable illumination; this is without doubt! (, Lvi (394) also omits it, but Conze (240) has And he will win his enlightenment the very same day (, ) that he has gone forth into homeless life., 19). (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. The name is taken from the Sanskrit maitri (in Pali, metta ), which means "loving kindness." In Mahayana Buddhism, Maitreya is the embodiment of all-encompassing love. LHs term translates as correctly ceasing. Though neither text uses the most common Tibetan word for transcendence, , that term best fits all the parameters here. The first 24 verses are supplied by the Tibetan, from which Majumder reconstructs the Sanskrit. 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. (9), And the trees will be a league wide, loaded with leaves, flowers and fruit, and in those days their lifespan will be 80,000. Sections of it were also translated by Edward Conze in his collection Buddhist Scriptures in 1959. The you here is plural or honorific. The earth will be free from thorns and level, with verdant plains. 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. When Indra bathes in this river, the 1,000 vaginas turn into eyes. See N. Pri, Review of Matsumoto Bunzabur, does not thoroughly source his argument, which, seems primarily based on hypothetical reconstructions of Sanskrit titles from Chinese, and. Moreover, the figure of Indra, another mainstay of Brahmic culture, seems to have played an increasingly prominent role in the story over time. Both Lvi (393) and Conze (239) omit it. Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Grammar and Dictionary. The divine inspirations of Hai Tong were based on the Maitreya Prophecy that is revealed in the "Maitreyavyakarana Sutra". 11, 1911, 439-457. His body will have a height of 50 hands. . 63 (AMV 13), (LH 983.2, NT 962.5). The herald of the Cosmic Christ died peacefully as his home in Tufnell Park, north London in October 2016, at the age of 93. , 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). One still has a body here but not the coarser aspects of desire. 160 (AMV 28), (LH 990.3, NT 969.1). 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. 5, , hereafter AMV. After His death in . The Miraculous Fortnight (, ) refers to a religious holiday commemorating the legend of the Buddhas competition in the performance of miracles with six other ascetic sages of his day, during which the Buddha demonstrates his complete supremacy and thereby converts his opponents. 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. Jambudvpa is considered to be India, where the Jambu Tree, also known as Rose Apple or Syzygium jambos, grows. 172 optative, middle, 3rd person singular of - to settle down, become clear. The narrative however does participate in the glorification of the Buddha that had become common-place by the early days of the Great Vehicle. 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 4th century CE. It is only upon penetrating the truth of existence (according to the Buddhists) that one is liberated from this cycle, The Sanskrit translates literally as Lord of aid/might, , while the Tibetan translates as Lord of bliss and so forth. 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. 92Edition A omits this verse, but it is found in both B and the Tibetan. Maitreya. 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. They will be completely encircled by seven rings of Tla trees. 31Roughly, 100 miles by 60 miles. 21, * (AMV, 4; NT 959.2). Pentecost is a prime example of this Holy Spirit fire. 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. NT (960.6) is unclear. 113 (AMV 21), (LH 987.2, NT 966.4). 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. Review of Matsumoto Bunzabur, Shnen-Thieme, Renate. So, my first guess at the meaning of the citys name was having brightness. The attribution of the text to ryacandra is notable. 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. 80The measurements given are and literally 16 vyma and 1000 vyma (AMV 16). We indeed wish to hear about this leader. (3). 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