Anagatavamsa
Anāgatavaṃsa (Anāgatavaṃsa; lit. "Chronicle of the Future Buddhas") is a Pali literary work in the Theravāda Buddhist tradition. It describes the Buddhas who will attain enlightenment in the future.[1][2][3]
Origin
The Anāgatavaṃsa exists in two versions. The first is a Pali poem consisting of 142 stanzas, composed by the Elder Kassapa Thera of South India, who lived around 1160–1230 CE (1703–1773 BE). The text recounts how the Buddha Gotama foretold to Venerable Sāriputta the coming of Metteyya (Maitreya), the future Buddha. Later, the Sri Lankan Elder Upatissa Thera composed two commentarial works titled Amatarasadhārā—one as an Aṭṭhakathā (commentary) and the other as a ṭīkā (sub-commentary)—to elaborate on Kassapa Thera's original composition.[4]
The second version is a prose text composed in Thailand before the Sukhothai Kingdom period by an unknown author. It presents the Buddha's prophecy to Sāriputta concerning ten future Buddhas. Scholars believe it was influenced by the Sri Lankan text Dasabodhisattuppattikathā, which contains a similar narrative.[5]
Contents
The prose Anāgatavaṃsa found in Thailand is divided into ten sections (Uthes), each recounting the story of a future Buddha:
- Section 1 – Metteyya Buddha;
- Section 2 – Rama Buddha;
- Section 3 – Dhammarāja Buddha (Pasenadi Kosala);
- Section 4 – Dhammāsamī Buddha (Vasavatti Māra);
- Section 5 – Nārada Buddha (Rahu);
- Section 6 – Raṅsīmuni Buddha (Sona Brahmin);
- Section 7 – Devadeva Buddha (Subha Brahmin);
- Section 8 – Narasīha Buddha (Totai Brahmin);
- Section 9 – Tissa Buddha (the tamed elephant Nāḷāgiri);
- Section 10 – Sumangala Buddha (the elephant Pālileyyaka).
References
- ↑ Surasen, Praphat (2010). The Anāgatavaṃsa Scripture (PDF) (2nd ed.). Bangkok: Mahamakut Buddhist University. pp. 1–2. ISBN 974-580-742-7. Search this book on
- ↑ "Anāgatavaṃsa" – Dictionary of Pali Proper Names, Aimwell.org
- ↑ "Anāgatavaṃsa" – Pali Text Society
- ↑ Surasen, Praphat (2010). The Anāgatavaṃsa Scripture (PDF) (2nd ed.). Bangkok: Mahamakut Buddhist University. pp. 1–2. ISBN 974-580-742-7. Search this book on
- ↑ "The Future Chronicle in Theravāda Tradition" – Damrong Journal (ThaiJo)
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