One still has a body here but not the coarser aspects of desire. 113 (AMV 21), (LH 987.2, NT 966.4). 102Tibetan has will definitely emerge from [being a] house[holder] (, LH 986.4, NT 965.6). 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). advertisement. Maitreya - "The Coming Teacher of mankind". Following edition A, Lvi translates il voudra quitter le monde. Conze skips these two verses. ' - The prophecy of Shambala ( Buddhist, BEF 700 CE ) The Prophecy of the Superior Maitreya. 1, Buddhist Tradition Series (Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1989), p. 180. 35, * (AMV 8; LH 980.6; NT 960.4). Also, he did not tell the world that " Maitreya is the Christ." There was a gentleman in England by the name of . the age-old translators dilemma of translating the words versus the meaning, I fallas most dosomewhere in the middle. "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. In the Formless Realm, one no longer even has a body, because, has achieved one of four even more rarified meditative stabilizations. 58 (AMV 12), (LH 982.6, NT 962.2-962.3). (97), Those [beings] will assuredly be faultless and without doubt. 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). Despite her innocence, Ahaly is also cursed to become part of the Gautami, or Godavari, River. 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. BHS Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit as a language form. Olivelle, Patrick. Instead, he happily joins the community of renunciates upon his sons awakening. 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 Bhaiajya-guru-vairya-prabh-rja Stra, which focuses on Bhaiajyaguru, a healing Buddha also known as the "Medicine Buddha". place by the early days of the Great Vehicle. He has no form, no name, and thus he is incommensurable. His body will have a height of 50 hands. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1953. http://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/u1036127. You beings are impelled by that, and so you have met with me. Literally, voice possessing eight parts of. 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. The word outflows () appears to be in the nominative plural, but this would require the verb to be passive which would be . (101), After having led hundreds of thousands of living creatures with the body of his doctrine,163 that guide will then enter nirva. The prjali is a gesture of cupping the hands together and offering them to the person as a sign of respect. 163 (AMV 29), literally with [his] Truth Body. 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 (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 (. Shnen-Thieme, Renate. The US attack on Iran is the Pearl Harbor that will incite direct Sino-Russia engagement. Buddha Maitreya is the Buddha of the future, also known as the Laughing Buddha, is the one to follow up the historical Buddha Sakyamuni. 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. LH (979.5) has The Indian notion of a world-ruling king harkens back to the Veda Avamedha 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. At least as far as Benjamin Creme of Share International Organization, the one who professed Christ returned. Finally, a word on the translation. See the next verse. 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). These will be pacified Hearers whose minds are pacified. . ac was the goddess of beauty. See N. Pri, Review of Matsumoto Bunzabur, Miroku jdo ron (Etude de la Terre-Pure de Maitreya), BEFEO vol. Thereupon, with a voice that possesses the eight [supreme] qualities, Along with the peaceful, holy eightfold path that leads to the extinction [of sorrows] (. The Maitreya Prophecy. Having done only minimal research, I wonder, a genre of texts that were prevalent in Central Asia around this time. The text claims that these current activities of devotion will be the present act that causes lay adherents of Buddhism to be born in the future as part of the vast retinue of Maitreya, and that under Maitreyas guidance they will then attain the truth, the highest stage. In that future time, Maitreya will guide them with three types of miracles so that they eliminate their outflows and are joyful (verse 77-78). The Ahaly Story Through the Ages. In Myth and Mythmaking: Continuous Evolution in Indian Tradition, by Julia Leslie, 3962. (31) [12] [NT 962], Neither lying down nor sitting, that woman, who will have fulfilled her duty,56 will stand, grasp the branch of a tree, and give birth to Maitreya. 121 (AMV 23) The Tibetan has: It is because you have well taken vows in the teachings of the Lion of the kyas and having achieved them just as they are described that you have indeed come into my teachings. ( LH 987.3-987.4). According to Winternitz, the collection of these birth-stories was even at some point dubbed the Legends of the Bodhisattvaor as he translates The Garland of Great Achievements by the Bodhisattva (bodhisattvvadna).3 For him, the Avadna genre stands evenly with one foot in the Hnayna literature, and the other in that of the Mahyna.4 In short, early examples of these legends are completely within the realm of pre-Great Vehicle Buddhism, while later ones are firmly situated within the established Great Vehicle doctrine. 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. (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. Antichrist to appear at time of catastrophic events. Likewise at the forefront of the same number of people, Then, a householder known by the name of Sudhana, At this point, the jewel of women [i.e., the main wife] of akha, known by the name Vikh, And there at that time, hundreds of thousands living beings. Any feedback would be appreciated. . 6. Its moats, dug with elegance, show a profusion of, , differs significantly for the last line and the following verses, he has Shankha by name, who will rul. The Maitreyavyankarna or "The Prophecy Concerning Maitreya". (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. Numbers in brackets without a sigla represent the page number from that same edition. 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. 154, (AMV 27, LH 989.7, NT 968.6). Pri, Nel. One then dies and is reborn in another of the realms. 146Version A has whose splendor is great (). 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. With these teachings, the narrative explicitly makes a connection between the current lay Buddhist community and the future audience of Maitreya. In , Lhasa, 74:98296. Maitreya is a bodhisattva who in the Buddhist tradition is to appear on Earth, achieve complete enlightenment, and teach the pure dharma. Daniel's prophecy of the Seventy Weeks includes the prediction of a final seven year period. 71 (AMV 14), (LH 983.7, NT 963.3). Because, for now, those are four of the more bizarre predictions from ancient Buddhist texts. As a tatpara, (great kings) is a noun ending in short -, which makes it a nominative plural to match (four). 1. 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. The Tibetan consistently translates this as which generally means faith but has a secondary meaning of serenity, confidence. The Buddhistgenre known as Legends, or Avadna,2 refers to stories that demonstrate the workings of karma by connecting a previous lifes virtuous or non-virtuous actions to a subsequent lifes beneficial or harmful outcomes respectively. 169 (AMV 30, missing in edition A/Lvi). Except for the differences in pagination, the two Tibetan versions seem nearly identical. . . 17 (AMV 3, LH 979.2, NT 958.6). 116Edition B leaves out kyamuni (AMV 22 n. 1). Lvi has as a divinity (comme une divinit). Conze simply translates this as Some time ago (Conze, Buddhist Scriptures, 238). Mithil, also on the east coast of India south of Kaliga. 30Conze (238) omits the second line of this verse and skips the next seven verses describing the city, resuming with the description of the king in verse 21. Numbers in brackets, Bracketed page with sigla represent the Tibetan versions: LH being the Lhasa edition and. Attributes of Maitreya Buddha. 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, . I hope anyone who reads this translation both enjoys it and gains something from it. 150 (AMV 27), (LH 989.5, NT 968.4). 83. Looking upwards in the four directions, he will proclaim these words: This is my last life. Lvi (393) translates the negative as without stains (souillures); Conze (239), merely all pure. It is found in the canonical literature of all Buddhist sects, and is accepted by . His name means Conch Shell. (Biblical) The Biblical "Day of the Lord" begins with a Polar Shift of the earth. Predictions about the Emerge of Maitreya. AMV 16 n. 5). According to Nakamura, Maitreya-Vykaraa (Prophecy of Maitreya) or Maitreya-Samiti (Meeting with Maitreya) was composed in the 3rd century A.D. and was translated into Chinese by Kumrajiva (344-413 CE).14 In dating such texts obscured by the mists of time, there can be no certainty, unless other, more definitive evidence comes to light. Tibetan has (LH 984.3, NT 963.6). In some Buddhist literature, such as the Amitabha Sutra and the Lotus Sutra, the being is referred to as Ajita. 21, * (AMV, 4; NT 959.2). The first 24 verses are supplied by the Tibetan, from which Majumder reconstructs the Sanskrit. The Tibetan has (LH 988.5, NT 967.6). 25, * (AMV 6; LH 980.1;NT 959.5). 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. 170Verses 105 and 106 are not found in edition A. 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. I am following the Tibetan here, as the Sanskrit somewhat eludes me. 6. The prophecy of the arrival of Maitreya references a time when the Dharma will have been forgotten on Jambudvipa. will take no steps to prevent his sons renunciation. It refers to the tree under which kyamuni Buddha (Siddhrtha Gautama) gained enlightenment. 8:19 PREVIEW Lost Divinity. 88Tree of enlightenment is a literal translation of the Sanskrit for Bodhi Tree (), or Bo Tree. III by Benjamin Creme (1997); 1.4 The World Teacher for All Humanity by Benjamin Creme (2007); 1.5 The Awakening of Humanity, by . 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. 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. See note 43 for further details. consultation of other scholars from any of these traditions. The attribution of the text to ryacandra is notable. 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. (40), Then, with many thousands of musical instruments68 being played, a rain of flowers will fall on Maitreya, when he enters that city.69 (41) [LH 984], Having seen thus that his son has the 32 marks of an exceptional man and examining them with mantras,70 Subrahm71 will be joyful.72 (42), 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. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1989. Maitreyas disillusionment with the world also takes a different form. THE PROPHECY CONCERNING MAITREYA. So, [when] one places their thoughts on the Doctrine, the Buddha. Dec. 12, 2008 - Share International's spokesman, author and lecturer Benjamin Creme, has spent 30 years declaring that Maitreya, a messiah for the world is living in London but has not yet been revealed. The Tibetan is clearer meaning description () of realization (). 167 (Lvi 389). 26 (AMV 6; LH 980.2; NT 959.6). The prophecy concerning Maitreya Buddha (translated by Edward Conze in his Buddhist Scriptures (Penguin Books, 1959), from page 238. Instead, after the summary of the Four Noble Truths, the text describes how people flock to the community renouncing the world and becoming monks and nuns, including Maitreyas whole family. 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]). Historians have sometimes suggested that his cult may be derived from the Iranian deity Mithra, since his story is not well worked out in early Buddhism. That such a claim is followed by a display of miraculous signs and the adoration of the worlds kings and gods (verse 83-84) clearly demonstrates that the narrative is intended for a lay audience for whom the primary practice was from the earlier Hearer path (there is no mention of Bodhisattvas or any Great Vehicle doctrine) but an audience that was increasingly concerned with acts of devotion. 9These are respectively , and , . 12Upoadha (set on fasting, = uposatha, Pli) is an observance of restrain celebrated during certain days of the month in most Buddhist countries. 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 Maitreyavyakarana, also known as The Maitreya Prophecy, can possibly be said to have been fulfilled in our present day. Maitreya is the same as the "fifth Buddha.". (32b)57, He will be unsoiled by the crud of the womb like a water-lily [is unsoiled] by [dirty] water. 3-10, gives the Tibetan version of the text since both Sanskrit manuscripts are missing that section. The Sanskrit word (named/called) is also not represented in the Tibetan. (11), There will be [only] three discomforts:26 the need [to relieve oneself], hunger, and old age.27 Girls will be married when they reach 500 years of age. : , 1800. http://tbrc.org/link?RID=O01JW005|O01JW00501JW15936$W22703. Edition A of the Sanskrit has very shrill, literally greatly agitated (, AMV 15. n 2). (44), He will have a voice74 [like] Brahm with great resonance,75, have golden colored [skin of] great splendor. Lvi (392) has chaplain. Maitreya is the fulfiller of this prophecy (His Beloved). Vol. Having sprinkled saffron water and rubbed sandalwood paste on the stpas of the sage of the kyas, you have indeed come into my teachings. 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. [These treasures are:] the Pigala in Kaliga, the Puka in Mithil, the Elapatra in Gndhra, and the akha in the town of Vrasi. He also will cup his hands together and praise the guide of the world. Of these, the most important is the Angatavasa ("The Chronicle of the Future [Buddha]"). Edition B has = right then and there (AMV 20). Upon hearing that, the Fortunate One said, In his day, the oceans will dry up, receding 100 yojana. The prophecy of the arrival of Maitreya is found in the canonical literature of all Buddhist sects (Theravada, Mahayana, Tantrayana, Navayana, Purnayana, Triyana and Vajrayana) and is accepted by most Buddhists as a statement about . The Tibetan is: (LH 987.6-988.1; 966.7-967.2). The Meditation is available to at. . What is the root? (LH 989.2). the rise of the Great Vehicle. It is equated with the Indian subcontinent, which for Indians of the Buddhas time was the civilized world. 2: Buddhist Literature and Jaina Literature (Calcutta: University of Calcutta, 1933, rep. 1972), 277-294. 4). 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. Seeing that the audience is receptive, [Maitreya] will speak these truths, and having heard them, they will thus attain to the truth. 49 (AMV 11), (LH 981.7, NT 961.4). 2003 Preview SONG TIME Winteryear. Gilgit manuscripts date between 400 to 600 C.E. Calcutta: K.L. However, they repeat phrases from verses 83 and 85. Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols, 2012. This and the following verse are missing from the Tibetan. 155Pja is the Indian ritual of honoring and worshipping a deity or a human seen as a deity. 154, Bibliotheque de lEcole de Hautes tudes, Sciences Religieuses (Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols, 2012), 123-128. Given the breadth of their knowledge and their agreement, they are most likely correct. No sigla is given for the Sanskrit with these intertextual paginations, but the sigla AMV is used in footnotes. Furthermore, upon his birth Maitreyas father will see his sons two potential destiniesbecoming a world ruler or a Buddhabut unlike uddhodana. Conze (239) has and considers their implications in the light of the holy mantras. 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. The present text, as edited here, is mainly based on the manuscript discovered at Gilgit.7. See note 31. 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). Edited by Sri Prabhas Chandra Majumder. New Delhi: Oriental Books Reprint, 1972. http://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/u633247. 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. 108 (AMV 20), probably the named after the constellation of the same name (MW 952.3). Time. See Etienne Lamotte. he Tibetan is ambiguous enough to be read either way, more sense contextually, following Yijing. The herald of the Cosmic Christ died peacefully as his home in Tufnell Park, north London in October 2016, at the age of 93. Some of the relevant ones are bright appearance, clearness, brightness, lamp, flame, torch and sign, mark, flag, banner (MW 309.1). . Then, with many thousands of musical instruments. past life have achieved one of four meditative stabilizations. Furthermore, upon his birth Maitreyas father will see his sons two potential destiniesbecoming a world ruler or a Buddhabut unlike uddhodana, the Buddhas father, Maitreyas father will take no steps to prevent his sons renunciation. the figure of Indra, another mainstay of Brahmic culture, seems to have played an increasingly prominent role in the story over time. His second congregation will be a full 940 million Hearers. The notion here is that the oceans recede creating a path for such a world-ruling king to circumscribe the whole 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.. 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, , . ) "Prophet Muhammad was asked who were the people of God referred to as 'another people,' who were to replace the Arabs. Each treasure is associated with a different region of ancient India. Bibliotheque de lEcole de Hautes tudes, Sciences Religieuses. New York: New York University Press, JJC Foundation, 2008. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015077136920?urlappend=%3Bsignon=swle:urn:mace:incommon:virginia.edu. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borassus_flabellifer (Accessed February 27, 2021). 5, , hereafter AMV. Cf. Thompson, Richard. 161 (AMV 28). The gods will hold up a white parasol over the head of that [boy]. The prophecy genre is considered by adherents of the Great Vehicle as one of the twelve branches of Buddhas discourse, and indeed several texts of this style are found in the Tibetan collection of the, , as the title makes explicit, concerns the prophecy of, considered to be the next Buddha to come to this world and. Pentecost is a prime example of this Holy Spirit fire. However, I am not quite clear on their meaning. The verb in Sanskrit is (nirv), the root of Nirva, meaning to I will be extinguished/blown out (). 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. 452. Indeed, in this future time, Maitreyas fathers name is Subrahma, which means good priest, and he is the skilled minister of the then world-ruling king. 122A lay Buddhist rite of fasting on certain days of the month. , , , 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. Lvi (394) translates it more literally as Dragon Tree (larbre du dragon), as does Conze (240). 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 . (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. However, I see nothing explicitly indicating the notion of having to wait and prefer a more literal translation. that he has gone forth into homeless life.. 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. containing hints of those elements, is distinctly more limited than those later Great Vehicle epics. Although there is no scriptural evidence that the antichrist will come in the form of such a person, there are similarities between them. Most important and are the predictions made by Nostradamus, the 3 secrets of Fatima, the biblecode, 666 number of the beast, edgar cayce, visionaires, prediction of the coming third world war, all about the 2012 prophecy, Mayan prophecies, ufo stories and pictures, the Emerge of Maitreya, hebrew spelling, the coming of the 3th antichrist, a . 129These are magical miracles ( ), mind-reading miracles ( ), and miracles of admonition ( ) (BHSD 392.1). It will have a wall made of seven jewels, as tall as sound will travel. Most important and are the predictions made by Nostradamus, the 3 secrets of Fatima, the biblecode, 666 number of the beast, edgar cayce, visionaires, prediction of the coming third world war, all about the 2012 prophecy, Mayan prophecies, ufo stories and pictures, the Emerge of Maitreya, hebrew spelling, the coming of the 3th antichrist, a . The Indian measurement vyma () is equivalent to two extended arms (MW, 1038.1). From the face of the sky celestial clothes and flowers will fall. Gautama grows suspicious, returns, and catches them in the act. [107], Therefore, those who, here and now, are desirous of emancipation173 and long for magnanimity174 should remember the teachings of the Buddha and make the good doctrine their teacher. Is associated with a different region of ancient maitreya prophecy, the Fortunate one said in... 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