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 Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 1:53 pm
Ok, So I was bored and didnt have anything to do so I was reading random articles on wikipedia. We all know of Maitreya as "The Future buddha" and different names as Miroku Bosatsu, Milefo, Maitreya, future Buddha.
On one article it says that this guy spelled Maitreya in different ways in the Hebrew alphabet and that the number of letters were all 666http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maitreya#Non-Buddhist_views . then said and "claimed" that Maitreya is the name of the antichrist. I wondered wait a minute...if Jews dont believe in Christ...then where would an antichrist in Judaism come in if they dont believe in the antichrist?
Others say that it was influenced on the Zoroasthrianism God Mithra...but Im pretty tired of hearing that and I heard the same crap about Amitabha being an Zoroasthrianism God...and I read somewhere that this in fact isnt true.
What do you think/your views?
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Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 6:31 pm
I think it doesn't matter. *shrug* The whole thing, the argument over what the next Buddha is, or who he is, or what pants he'll be wearing when he reaches enlightenment, is pointless. They can claim whatever they want; his action alone will prove what he is when the time comes. Just like everyone else. 3nodding
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Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 1:07 pm
I agree with Byaggha that it doesn't matter and Maitreya will be proved by his actions. Besides, wasn't it discovered that the Anti-Christ number was really 616? So, then Harry Walther wrong with the number and it doesn't add up. I don't trust people who go back and code names from different parts of the bible. In some of the coding, when you get a name you flip it backwards and then can change a letter.
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Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 1:34 pm
Wait, I thought the dalai lama was a buddha...
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Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 12:12 pm
mazuac Wait, I thought the dalai lama was a buddha... The Dalai Lama is generally held to be an emanation/incarnation of Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (the name means roughly "World-Voice Perceiver" or "He/She Who Looks Down from on High"). The Tibetan name of the entity is Chenrezig and the Chinese generally identify "it" as Kuan Yin, the Lady of Mercy. Avalokiteshvara is represented in a wide variety of male and female forms. Avalokiteshvara, like other well-known Bodhissatvas, is said to be spiritually skilled and close to Enlightenment, but still has minor issues to settle. Avalokiteshvara is a frequent character in Mahayana Buddhism (probably most sects) and is associated with endless compassion.
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Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 12:17 pm
Byaggha I think it doesn't matter. *shrug* The whole thing, the argument over what the next Buddha is, or who he is, or what pants he'll be wearing when he reaches enlightenment, is pointless. They can claim whatever they want; his action alone will prove what he is when the time comes. Just like everyone else. 3nodding Also note that, unlike most messianic figures, Maitreya is widely held to appear after Buddhism is wiped off the face of the planet so that it can be re-introduced to mankind. In the meantime he is said to preach in the paradise world of Tushita as a deva prior to rebirth as a human destined for complete Buddhahood on Earth. Like other high Bodhissatvas, it is thought that he can "emanate" as other lifeforms or appear as images to meditators to help the cause of the Dharma while still residing in Tushita.
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Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 8:06 am
ElectricLoki mazuac Wait, I thought the dalai lama was a buddha... The Dalai Lama is generally held to be an emanation/incarnation of Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (the name means roughly "World-Voice Perceiver" or "He/She Who Looks Down from on High"). The Tibetan name of the entity is Chenrezig and the Chinese generally identify "it" as Kuan Yin, the Lady of Mercy. Avalokiteshvara is represented in a wide variety of male and female forms. Avalokiteshvara, like other well-known Bodhissatvas, is said to be spiritually skilled and close to Enlightenment, but still has minor issues to settle. Avalokiteshvara is a frequent character in Mahayana Buddhism (probably most sects) and is associated with endless compassion. what? so the dalai lama isn't enlightened? are there enlightened people on this earth right now? wouldn't it make sence to follow them instead of someone who still has more to learn?
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 7:45 am
Son Vrai ElectricLoki mazuac Wait, I thought the dalai lama was a buddha... The Dalai Lama is generally held to be an emanation/incarnation of Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (the name means roughly "World-Voice Perceiver" or "He/She Who Looks Down from on High"). The Tibetan name of the entity is Chenrezig and the Chinese generally identify "it" as Kuan Yin, the Lady of Mercy. Avalokiteshvara is represented in a wide variety of male and female forms. Avalokiteshvara, like other well-known Bodhissatvas, is said to be spiritually skilled and close to Enlightenment, but still has minor issues to settle. Avalokiteshvara is a frequent character in Mahayana Buddhism (probably most sects) and is associated with endless compassion. what? so the dalai lama isn't enlightened? are there enlightened people on this earth right now? wouldn't it make sence to follow them instead of someone who still has more to learn? Yes, it is generally thought that the Dalai Lama is close to Enlightenment, but not completely there. His completion of the Path is apparently largely dependent on realizing the finest points of wisdom through aiding others through many rebirths (I guess that his actions ultimately aid Avalokiteshvara proper if the doctrines are correct). There are those who believe it is more beneficial to rely on the intercession of a full Buddha for one's own progress (e.g. Pure Land Buddhists who fix their minds on Amida Buddha in hopes of rebirth in his Buddha Land), but it is generally held that any being with more spiritual progress than yourself can be useful. On a side note, Pure Land literature depicts Avalokiteshvara as being an assistant of Amida Buddha, though it isn't clear if this is a strictly sectarian view. Also, the ultimate source of aid to Buddhists is generally said to be the Dharma teachings of the historic Buddha and the innate purity of one's own hidden Buddha-Nature.
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Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 8:55 pm
Shokai Ok, So I was bored and didnt have anything to do so I was reading random articles on wikipedia. We all know of Maitreya as "The Future buddha" and different names as Miroku Bosatsu, Milefo, Maitreya, future Buddha. On one article it says that this guy spelled Maitreya in different ways in the Hebrew alphabet and that the number of letters were all 666http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maitreya#Non-Buddhist_views . then said and "claimed" that Maitreya is the name of the antichrist. I wondered wait a minute...if Jews dont believe in Christ...then where would an antichrist in Judaism come in if they dont believe in the antichrist? Others say that it was influenced on the Zoroasthrianism God Mithra...but Im pretty tired of hearing that and I heard the same crap about Amitabha being an Zoroasthrianism God...and I read somewhere that this in fact isnt true. What do you think/your views? Back to some original points...I truly doubt that Maitreya is related to the Persian* Mithra/Mithras, since I don't see any real parallel between the figures other their being "good" and having names beginning with M. His name simply means "Loving One" and apparently both Hinayana and Mahayana texts speak of him (unlike most figures of the Mahayana canons). Apparently the Mauryan Empire under Ashoka printed coins with Maitreya's face on them, and I believe "Greco" styled statues of him exist from that region...The "Thousand-Armed" form of Avalokiteshvara was apparently based on the iconography of an Indian (?) goddess associated with a peacock, but beyond that the figure appears to be an ancient figure widely-popular with Mahayana Buddhists (evidently his/her veneration was at least as old as that of Amitabha/Amitayus/Amida Buddha's). *Mithra(s) was an old god of Persia who was both demoted to an "archangel" figure in Zoroastrianism and became the focus of a Roman "Mystery Cult" that worshiped him as a god of light and savior figure...perhaps the 'savior figure' aspect could be called a parallel with Maitreya but that'd probably be a stretch... Any time I hear discussions of numerology, I automatically become skeptical, no matter what sacred language is used to come up with the values and meanings. You can play games with numeric values of names and come up with any darn yarn you wish to spin...
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