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'''Maitreya''' (Skt.; Tib. ''Jampa''; [[Wyl.]] ''byams pa'') or '''Maitreyanatha''' (Skt. ''Maitreynātha''; Tib. ''Jampé Gönpo''; Wyl. ''byams pa'i mgon po'') is the [[bodhisattva]] who will be the next [[buddha]] after [[Shakyamuni Buddha]]. For now he resides in [[Tushita]]. He transmitted teachings to [[Asanga]], who transcribed them as the ‘[[Five Treatises of Maitreya]]’. As one of the [[eight great bodhisattvas]], he is sometimes depicted as whitish-yellow in colour and holding an orange bush which dispels the fever of the [[destructive emotions]].
'''Maitreya''' (Skt.; Tib. ''Jampa''; [[Wyl.]] ''byams pa'') or '''Maitreyanatha''' (Skt. ''Maitreynātha''; Tib. ''Jampé Gönpo''; Wyl. ''byams pa'i mgon po'') is the [[bodhisattva]] who will be the next [[buddha]] after [[Shakyamuni Buddha]]. For now he resides in [[Tushita]]. He transmitted teachings to [[Asanga]], who transcribed them as the ‘[[Five Treatises of Maitreya]]’. As one of the [[eight great bodhisattvas]], he is sometimes depicted as whitish-yellow in colour and holding an orange bush which dispels the fever of the [[destructive emotions]].
==Five Treatises==
Maitreya transmitted the root teachings to [[Asanga]]. Among the five, four are classed as [[shastra]]s (commentaries) proper, and one falls into the class of oral instructions. The four that are shastras are extensive are:
#[[The Ornament of Clear Realization]] (Skt. ''Abhisamayālaṃkāra''; Wyl. ''mngon par rtogs pa'i rgyan'').
#[[The Ornament of the Mahayana Sutras]] (Skt. ''Māhayānasūtrālaṃkāra''; ''theg pa chen po'i mdo sde rgyan'').
#[[Distinguishing the Middle from the Extremes]] (Skt. ''Madhyāntavibhāga''; ''dbus dang mtha' rnam par 'byed pa'').
#[[Distinguishing Dharma and Dharmata]] (Skt. ''Dharma-dharmatā-vibhāga; ''chos dang chos nyid rnam par 'byed pa'') is very brief and direct in its presentation and is included within the class of oral instructions.
#[[The Sublime Continuum]] (Skt. ''Uttaratantra Śāstra''; [[Wyl.]] ''rgyud bla ma'').


==Further Reading==
==Further Reading==

Revision as of 16:18, 12 November 2010

Maitreya

Maitreya (Skt.; Tib. Jampa; Wyl. byams pa) or Maitreyanatha (Skt. Maitreynātha; Tib. Jampé Gönpo; Wyl. byams pa'i mgon po) is the bodhisattva who will be the next buddha after Shakyamuni Buddha. For now he resides in Tushita. He transmitted teachings to Asanga, who transcribed them as the ‘Five Treatises of Maitreya’. As one of the eight great bodhisattvas, he is sometimes depicted as whitish-yellow in colour and holding an orange bush which dispels the fever of the destructive emotions.

Five Treatises

Maitreya transmitted the root teachings to Asanga. Among the five, four are classed as shastras (commentaries) proper, and one falls into the class of oral instructions. The four that are shastras are extensive are:

  1. The Ornament of Clear Realization (Skt. Abhisamayālaṃkāra; Wyl. mngon par rtogs pa'i rgyan).
  2. The Ornament of the Mahayana Sutras (Skt. Māhayānasūtrālaṃkāra; theg pa chen po'i mdo sde rgyan).
  3. Distinguishing the Middle from the Extremes (Skt. Madhyāntavibhāga; dbus dang mtha' rnam par 'byed pa).
  4. Distinguishing Dharma and Dharmata (Skt. Dharma-dharmatā-vibhāga; chos dang chos nyid rnam par 'byed pa) is very brief and direct in its presentation and is included within the class of oral instructions.
  5. The Sublime Continuum (Skt. Uttaratantra Śāstra; Wyl. rgyud bla ma).

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