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Assalam alaikum,
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Ananda asked, 'Who shall teach us when thou art gone?'
Buddha replied, 'I am not the first Buddha that came upon the earth, nor
shall I be the last. In time another Budda willarise in the world, a holy
one, a supremely enlightened one, endowed with wisdom in conduct,
auspicious, an incomparable leader of men, a master of angels and mortals.
He will reveal to you the SAME eternal truths I have taught upon you. His
disciples will number many thousands while mine number many hundreds'
Ananda asked, 'And how will we come to know him?'
Buddha answered, 'He will be known as MAITREYA'
[Gospel of Buddha, Carusp 217]
NB At the time of Prophet Muhammad's death there were over 110,000
companions.
---
Budda said: 'Our cycle is a happy one, three leaders have already lived...
The Budda supreme am I, but after me, MAITRIYA comes. While still this happy
cucle lasts, before its tale of years shall lapse. This Buddha, called
METTEYA, shall be supreme chief of all Men'
[Buddhism in translation, Warren, p 481]
When Allah states in the Quran that to each nation He sent an Apostle [Surah
Yunus (10): 47] this much is true. The question is, how do we recognise who
is and who isnt an Apostle of God?
Was Prophet Muhammad a 'buddha'?
What is a Buddha in the wider sense, is the word synonymous with the term
Apostle/Messenger of God?
A Buddha is ONLY a preacher
************************
'You yourself must make an effort,
The Buddhas are only preachers'
[The Dhammapada, Vol X p 67]
Allah states:
'...The Apostles duty is only to preach the message'
[Surah al Nur (24): 54]
Therefore, a Buddha is one who invites and teaches people to truth.
A Buddha is a human being
*********************
'It is only a human being that can be a Buddha, a diety cannot'
[Warren, p 15]
Allah also states that Muhammad is a human being:
'Say, I am but a man like yourselves...'
[Surah al Kahf (18): 110]
Therefore, a Buddha is a human being.
A Buddha is a male
***************
Of human beings it is only the male sex that can be Buddhas:
'They are never of the female sex
Nor as hermaphrodites appear
As eunuch are they never classed
Those destined for Buddaship'
[Warren, p 34]
Allah states in the Quran that the Apostles/Messengers are male:
'And before thee also the apostles We sent were but men to whom We granted
inspiration...'
[Surah an Nahl (16): 43]
Therefore a Buddha is a male. Note, that ALL Messengers of Allah i.e. those
to whom were revealed texts, were men. However, Ibn Hazm [Volume V, pp 17-19
al-Fisal fi al-Milal wa-al-Ahwa'i wa-al-Nihal] wrote a text arguing that a
Prophet CAN be a woman. The difference between a Prophet and a Messenger is
that a Prophet has guidance from God e.g. Mary, the Mother of Jesus who we
are told was informed that she would have a child without a man touching
her. However as Mary, mother of Jesus, did NOT recieve a revelation, she
would not be classified as a Messenger - and Allah knows best.
A Buddha is a gifted being
********************
'These are the five donations great,
The gift of treasure
Gift of child
The gift of wife,of royal rule
And last, the gift of life andlimb'
[Warren, p 79]
Prophet Muhammad when he married Khadija, became amongst the wealthiest in
the cityof Mecca; had children; was married; ruled the Muslims; and was a
human being.
Salvation according to Budda
***********************
'You yourself must make an effort,
The Buddhas are only preachers,
The thoughtful who enter the way
are freed from the bondage ofMars'
[The Dhammapada, Vol X p 67]
The last words of Budda were:
'Work out your salvation with diligence'
[Carus, p 211]
Similarly, as Islam teaches, a person attains salvation by asking Allah to
forgive them. For example:
'Every man's fate will be on his own neck...'
[Surah al Israa (17): 13]
'Every soul will be held in pledge for it's deeds'
[Surah al Mudaththir (74): 38]
'Anyone who has done an atom's weight of good shall see it, and anyone who h
as done an atom's weight of evil shall see it'
[Surah al Zalzalah (99): 7-8]
Could it therefore be shown that the term Buddha refers to one who taught
Islam, and it was Budda who was a Messenger/Apostle of Allah as well?
In essence the teachings of 'Buddhism' are similar to the teachings of
'Islam'; that is to believe in One God without partner. To forgive, to show
kindness, and to praise the Creator.
He will be known as MAITREYA
**************************
The person who Buddha Gautama prophesised bears different names in different
languages.
In Pali, his name is METTEYA.
In Sanskirt, MAITREYA.
In Burmese, AREMIDEIA.
In Chinese, MEITALIYE.
In Tibetan, BYAMSPA.
In Japanese, MIROKU.
The English equivalent of METTEYA:
A. 'Teacher of love' - Max Muller
B. 'He whose name is kindness' - Carus
C. 'Buddha of kindness' - Rhys Davids
D. 'Friendliness' - Fausboll
E. 'Loving and compassionate' - Williams
F. 'Merficul' - Beal
G. 'Compassionate' - Getty
H. 'Kind, sympathy, active interest in others' - Steade
RAHMAT is the Arabic equivalent of the word MAITREYA.
The Arabic-English lexicon by Lane gives the follow defenition of Rahmat:
'Mercy, pity, compassion, tenderness ofheart, inclination requiring the
exercise of favour, and beneficence; pardon and forgiveness'
When we go through works written by men of various nations on Islam, we
observe one curious thing. The word 'Mohammed' is spelled in a number of
ways, as 'Mahamet' or 'Mahomet' or 'Mehemet' or 'Mahemmet' ...
A. 'Mahamet' or 'Mahomet': is comprised of MAHA and METTA. The word MAHA in
Pali and Sanskrit means 'Great, illustrious'. Therefore the word 'Mahamet'
or 'Mahomet' means 'a great mercy'. The Quran refers to Muhammad as 'a great
mercy'.
B. 'Mohamet' is compposed of MOH and METTA. MOH in Sanskrit means,
'affection or sympathy'; therefore the entire word means, 'of an
affectionate or of sympathetic mercy'.
C. 'Mehemet' is composed of MEH and METTA. MEH means rain, therefore the
entire word means, 'a man who rains mercy in general'.
D. 'Mahemmet' is composed of MAHEMA which in Sanskrit means mercy, therefore
the entire word means, 'a great mercy'
Prophet Muhammad is described as a Mercy to Mankind; and therefore fits the
defenition of the word MAITREYA.
The voice of MAITREYA
********************
Asanga answered, '... The exquisite voice of the MAITREYA is soft and pure
and refined; those who hear it can never tire, those who listen are never
satiated'.
[Si-Yu-Ki, Vol I p 229]
Bara (ra) relates:
'I heard the Apostle of Allah reciting the chapter, The Fig and Olive,
during the night prayer, and I neversaw a man more sweet-voiced than he'
[Sahih of Bukhari Vol I p 107]
Zemad (ra) said:
'The Prophet has reached the bottom of the ocean of eloquence'
[Sahih of Muslim, Vol 7 p 874]
And Allah commanded Prophet Muhammad:
'Invite men to the way of the Lord with wisdom and BEAUTIFUL preaching...'
[Surah an Nahl (16): 125]
And Allah commands:
'...And recite the Quran in measured rhythmic tones'
[Surah al Muzammil (73): 4]
[The text is an Abstract from 'Muhammad in Buddhist Scriptures by U. Ali,
Republican Books, Vol I, 1998]
From the evidence above, and that which I have read elsehwere, I conclude
the following:
1. The term Budda refers to an Apostle of God
2. That the teachings of 'Buddha Gautama' from which the philosophy of
Buddhism are originated were in fact true, i.e. that he preached belief in 1
God
3. That Gautama was an Apostle of Allah
Therefore, a Buddha was an Apostle of God, and Prophet Muhammad was the last
Apostle of God.
And Allah knows best.
May Allah the Almighty have mercy and guide us all, ameen.
fi amanallah, assalam alaikum, f
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Diamonds Are Made Under Pressure
[This message has been edited by Fatimah (edited December 20, 2001).]
Assalam alaikum,
---
Ananda asked, 'Who shall teach us when thou art gone?'
Buddha replied, 'I am not the first Buddha that came upon the earth, nor
shall I be the last. In time another Budda willarise in the world, a holy
one, a supremely enlightened one, endowed with wisdom in conduct,
auspicious, an incomparable leader of men, a master of angels and mortals.
He will reveal to you the SAME eternal truths I have taught upon you. His
disciples will number many thousands while mine number many hundreds'
Ananda asked, 'And how will we come to know him?'
Buddha answered, 'He will be known as MAITREYA'
[Gospel of Buddha, Carusp 217]
NB At the time of Prophet Muhammad's death there were over 110,000
companions.
---
Budda said: 'Our cycle is a happy one, three leaders have already lived...
The Budda supreme am I, but after me, MAITRIYA comes. While still this happy
cucle lasts, before its tale of years shall lapse. This Buddha, called
METTEYA, shall be supreme chief of all Men'
[Buddhism in translation, Warren, p 481]
When Allah states in the Quran that to each nation He sent an Apostle [Surah
Yunus (10): 47] this much is true. The question is, how do we recognise who
is and who isnt an Apostle of God?
Was Prophet Muhammad a 'buddha'?
What is a Buddha in the wider sense, is the word synonymous with the term
Apostle/Messenger of God?
A Buddha is ONLY a preacher
************************
'You yourself must make an effort,
The Buddhas are only preachers'
[The Dhammapada, Vol X p 67]
Allah states:
'...The Apostles duty is only to preach the message'
[Surah al Nur (24): 54]
Therefore, a Buddha is one who invites and teaches people to truth.
A Buddha is a human being
*********************
'It is only a human being that can be a Buddha, a diety cannot'
[Warren, p 15]
Allah also states that Muhammad is a human being:
'Say, I am but a man like yourselves...'
[Surah al Kahf (18): 110]
Therefore, a Buddha is a human being.
A Buddha is a male
***************
Of human beings it is only the male sex that can be Buddhas:
'They are never of the female sex
Nor as hermaphrodites appear
As eunuch are they never classed
Those destined for Buddaship'
[Warren, p 34]
Allah states in the Quran that the Apostles/Messengers are male:
'And before thee also the apostles We sent were but men to whom We granted
inspiration...'
[Surah an Nahl (16): 43]
Therefore a Buddha is a male. Note, that ALL Messengers of Allah i.e. those
to whom were revealed texts, were men. However, Ibn Hazm [Volume V, pp 17-19
al-Fisal fi al-Milal wa-al-Ahwa'i wa-al-Nihal] wrote a text arguing that a
Prophet CAN be a woman. The difference between a Prophet and a Messenger is
that a Prophet has guidance from God e.g. Mary, the Mother of Jesus who we
are told was informed that she would have a child without a man touching
her. However as Mary, mother of Jesus, did NOT recieve a revelation, she
would not be classified as a Messenger - and Allah knows best.
A Buddha is a gifted being
********************
'These are the five donations great,
The gift of treasure
Gift of child
The gift of wife,of royal rule
And last, the gift of life andlimb'
[Warren, p 79]
Prophet Muhammad when he married Khadija, became amongst the wealthiest in
the cityof Mecca; had children; was married; ruled the Muslims; and was a
human being.
Salvation according to Budda
***********************
'You yourself must make an effort,
The Buddhas are only preachers,
The thoughtful who enter the way
are freed from the bondage ofMars'
[The Dhammapada, Vol X p 67]
The last words of Budda were:
'Work out your salvation with diligence'
[Carus, p 211]
Similarly, as Islam teaches, a person attains salvation by asking Allah to
forgive them. For example:
'Every man's fate will be on his own neck...'
[Surah al Israa (17): 13]
'Every soul will be held in pledge for it's deeds'
[Surah al Mudaththir (74): 38]
'Anyone who has done an atom's weight of good shall see it, and anyone who h
as done an atom's weight of evil shall see it'
[Surah al Zalzalah (99): 7-8]
Could it therefore be shown that the term Buddha refers to one who taught
Islam, and it was Budda who was a Messenger/Apostle of Allah as well?
In essence the teachings of 'Buddhism' are similar to the teachings of
'Islam'; that is to believe in One God without partner. To forgive, to show
kindness, and to praise the Creator.
He will be known as MAITREYA
**************************
The person who Buddha Gautama prophesised bears different names in different
languages.
In Pali, his name is METTEYA.
In Sanskirt, MAITREYA.
In Burmese, AREMIDEIA.
In Chinese, MEITALIYE.
In Tibetan, BYAMSPA.
In Japanese, MIROKU.
The English equivalent of METTEYA:
A. 'Teacher of love' - Max Muller
B. 'He whose name is kindness' - Carus
C. 'Buddha of kindness' - Rhys Davids
D. 'Friendliness' - Fausboll
E. 'Loving and compassionate' - Williams
F. 'Merficul' - Beal
G. 'Compassionate' - Getty
H. 'Kind, sympathy, active interest in others' - Steade
RAHMAT is the Arabic equivalent of the word MAITREYA.
The Arabic-English lexicon by Lane gives the follow defenition of Rahmat:
'Mercy, pity, compassion, tenderness ofheart, inclination requiring the
exercise of favour, and beneficence; pardon and forgiveness'
When we go through works written by men of various nations on Islam, we
observe one curious thing. The word 'Mohammed' is spelled in a number of
ways, as 'Mahamet' or 'Mahomet' or 'Mehemet' or 'Mahemmet' ...
A. 'Mahamet' or 'Mahomet': is comprised of MAHA and METTA. The word MAHA in
Pali and Sanskrit means 'Great, illustrious'. Therefore the word 'Mahamet'
or 'Mahomet' means 'a great mercy'. The Quran refers to Muhammad as 'a great
mercy'.
B. 'Mohamet' is compposed of MOH and METTA. MOH in Sanskrit means,
'affection or sympathy'; therefore the entire word means, 'of an
affectionate or of sympathetic mercy'.
C. 'Mehemet' is composed of MEH and METTA. MEH means rain, therefore the
entire word means, 'a man who rains mercy in general'.
D. 'Mahemmet' is composed of MAHEMA which in Sanskrit means mercy, therefore
the entire word means, 'a great mercy'
Prophet Muhammad is described as a Mercy to Mankind; and therefore fits the
defenition of the word MAITREYA.
The voice of MAITREYA
********************
Asanga answered, '... The exquisite voice of the MAITREYA is soft and pure
and refined; those who hear it can never tire, those who listen are never
satiated'.
[Si-Yu-Ki, Vol I p 229]
Bara (ra) relates:
'I heard the Apostle of Allah reciting the chapter, The Fig and Olive,
during the night prayer, and I neversaw a man more sweet-voiced than he'
[Sahih of Bukhari Vol I p 107]
Zemad (ra) said:
'The Prophet has reached the bottom of the ocean of eloquence'
[Sahih of Muslim, Vol 7 p 874]
And Allah commanded Prophet Muhammad:
'Invite men to the way of the Lord with wisdom and BEAUTIFUL preaching...'
[Surah an Nahl (16): 125]
And Allah commands:
'...And recite the Quran in measured rhythmic tones'
[Surah al Muzammil (73): 4]
[The text is an Abstract from 'Muhammad in Buddhist Scriptures by U. Ali,
Republican Books, Vol I, 1998]
From the evidence above, and that which I have read elsehwere, I conclude
the following:
1. The term Budda refers to an Apostle of God
2. That the teachings of 'Buddha Gautama' from which the philosophy of
Buddhism are originated were in fact true, i.e. that he preached belief in 1
God
3. That Gautama was an Apostle of Allah
Therefore, a Buddha was an Apostle of God, and Prophet Muhammad was the last
Apostle of God.
And Allah knows best.
May Allah the Almighty have mercy and guide us all, ameen.
fi amanallah, assalam alaikum, f
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Diamonds Are Made Under Pressure
[This message has been edited by Fatimah (edited December 20, 2001).]
Buddha, rub his fat belly and he jiggles.
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