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'''The Question of Maitreya''' (Skt. ''Maitreyaparipṛcchā''; Tib. བྱམས་པས་ཞུས་པ།, [[Wyl.]] ''’phags pa byams pas zhus pa zhes bya ba theg pa chen po’i mdo'') is a [[Mahayana]] [[sutra]] where the [[Buddha]] explains to [[Maitreya]] the qualities that a [[bodhisattva]] needs to attain [[enlightenment]] quickly. The Buddha then recounts to [[Ananda]] how, in a former life, Maitreya revered a previous Buddha and, wishing to become just like him, at once realized that all [[phenomena]] are unproduced. It includes the famous "Prayer to Maitreya".<ref>84000 Translating the Words of the Buddha.</ref> | |||
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*{{84000|http://read.84000.co/translation/UT22084-044-005.html|The Question of Maitreya}} | The Tibetan translation of this text is found in the ''[[Heap of Jewels]]'' section of the Tibetan [[Kangyur]], [[Toh]] 85. | ||
*English translation: {{84000|http://read.84000.co/translation/UT22084-044-005.html|The Question of Maitreya}} | |||
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Revision as of 10:50, 18 December 2020
The Question of Maitreya (Skt. Maitreyaparipṛcchā; Tib. བྱམས་པས་ཞུས་པ།, Wyl. ’phags pa byams pas zhus pa zhes bya ba theg pa chen po’i mdo) is a Mahayana sutra where the Buddha explains to Maitreya the qualities that a bodhisattva needs to attain enlightenment quickly. The Buddha then recounts to Ananda how, in a former life, Maitreya revered a previous Buddha and, wishing to become just like him, at once realized that all phenomena are unproduced. It includes the famous "Prayer to Maitreya".[1]
Text
The Tibetan translation of this text is found in the Heap of Jewels section of the Tibetan Kangyur, Toh 85.
- English translation:
The Question of Maitreya
References
- ↑ 84000 Translating the Words of the Buddha.