Maitreya’s Setting Out
In this sutra, Maitreya’s Setting Out (Skt. Maitreyaprasthāna; Tib. བྱམས་པ་འཇུག་པ།, Wyl. byams pa ’jug pa) the Buddha Shakyamuni first narrates events from a past life of the bodhisattva Maitreya in which he was born as a king and for the first time gave rise to the mind set on awakening. Later, the Buddha recounts another past life of Maitreya—this time as a monk—and explains why he is known today as the bodhisattva Maitreya. These two narratives are interspersed with a series of Dharma teachings emphasizing the unborn nature of phenomena and the need to develop the view that transcends all reference points.[1]
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The Tibetan translation of this sutra can be found in the General Sutra section of the Tibetan Dergé Kangyur, Toh 198
- English translation:
Maitreya’s Setting Out
References
- ↑ 84000 Translating the Words of the Buddha.