The Prophecy Concerning Strivivarta
The Prophecy Concerning Strivivarta (Skt. Strīvivartavyākaraṇa; Tib. བུད་མེད་འགྱུར་བ་ལུང་བསྟན་པ།, Wyl. bud med ’gyur ba lung bstan pa) In this sutra, Subhuti, one of the Buddha’s close disciples, enters into a discussion with several individuals in the course of his alms rounds. His primary interlocutor is a laywoman who reveals herself to be a bodhisattva great being named Strivivarta; her teachings are profound and challenging, consistently pointing in the direction of ultimate truth. The sutra culminates in the Buddha prophesying Strivivarta’s future awakening.[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 190
- English translation:
The Prophecy Concerning Strīvivarta
References
- ↑ 84000 Translating the Words of the Buddha.