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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ibnanv" data-source="post: 19065241" data-attributes="member: 218596">[FONT=Verdana,Arial]What Buddhist Scripture Says About Muhammad[FONT=Verdana,Arial] The  Buddha leader Gautama, has prophesized the coming of an inspired  person. In the Gospel of Buddha by Caras (pp. 217-8) it is written that  this great Buddha will come to the world known as the "Maitreya". The  Cakkavatti-Sihanada Suttana gives him the name "Metteyya". Both these  words mean "The Merciful One". By reference to the life-history of  Muhammad (p.b.u.h.), it can be seen that he was indeed extremely  merciful and the Al-Qur'an also refers to this fact. [/FONT][FONT=Verdana,Arial]There  are further similarities, as the Buddhist Scripture reads: "His  (Maitreya) disciples will number many thousands, while mine number many  hundreds". [/FONT][FONT=Verdana,Arial]It  is a known fact that with Muhammad (p.b.u.h.) were thousands followers.  There are further similarities, which will be elucidated below. [/FONT][FONT=Verdana,Arial]In  the Gospel of Buddha (by Carus - p214), an enlightened Buddah is  described as having a very bright skin and that, a Buddha attains  supreme insight at night time, he dies naturally at night, looks very  bright before his death, and finally, after his death he ceases to exist  on the earth. All these points can be applied to the holy prophet of  Islam. (Read his life story). [/FONT][FONT=Verdana,Arial]In Si-Yu-Ki, Vol I, p.229, it is written that "... no words can describe the personal beauty of Maitreya". [/FONT][FONT=Verdana,Arial]Again  we leave it up to you to examine the history of Islam in detail; both  muslims and nonmuslims are almost unanimous in asserting that Muhammad  (p.b.u.h.) was very handsome and beautiful indeed. [/FONT][FONT=Verdana,Arial]Si-Yu-Ki  Vol I. (p.229) further reads "..the exquisite voice of the Bodhisattva  (Maitreya) is soft and pure and refined; those who listen can never  tire, those who hear are never satiated." [/FONT][FONT=Verdana,Arial]The  Arabic language is remarkable for its beauty. Furthermore, the holy  Qur'an is considered a work of the highest unique literary merit by  friend and foe alike. [/FONT][FONT=Verdana,Arial]Buddhist  Scriptures have defined further characteristics of Buddha. In order to  qualify for the Maitreya, he must satisfy those conditions. [/FONT][FONT=Verdana,Arial]A  Buddha must be a human being - not a diety. A Buddha must have five  special gifts, viz. The gift of treasure, the gift of child, the gift of  wife, the gift of rule (i.e. leaderhip, headstatesman) and the gift of  life and limb. In addition, the Buddha would be teacherless, i.e.  without any form of formal education. Gautama has also stressed that the  Buddha is simply a man, salvation depends only on an individuals deeds,  the Buddha can only preach - he does not have the claim of being in  part supernatural. [/FONT][FONT=Verdana,Arial]The characteristics above are all in accordance with the life of the Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h.). [/FONT][FONT=Verdana,Arial]Another  similarity which should be mentioned is that for every enlightened  Buddha, there is a special "Bo-tree". Some modern commentators believe  that the "Bo-tree" of the Maitreya is a tree with hard or heay wood. The  prophet (p.b.u.h.) had a tree at Hodebbeyyaa, which was the place of an  important treaty. The Qur'an gives the name "Shajar" to this tree  (Surah 48:Verse 18). "Shejar" according to some scholars refer to any  tree with a hard stem. [/FONT][FONT=Verdana,Arial]Again it is highly remarkable that such close similarity should exist. -------------------------------------------------------[/FONT][/FONT] The Prophesy of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in Buddhist Scriptures 1. Buddha prophesised the advent of a Maitreya: A) Almost all Buddhist books contain this prophecy. It is in Chakkavatti Sinhnad Suttanta D. III, 76: "There will arise in the world a Buddha named Maitreya (the benevolent  one) a holy one, a supreme one, an enlightened one, endowed with wisdom  in conduct, auspicious, knowing the universe: "What he has realized by his own supernatural knowledge he will publish  to this universe. He will preach his religion, glorious in its origin,  glorious at its climax, glorious at the goal, in the spirit and the  letter. He will proclaim a religious life, wholly perfect and thoroughly pure;  even as I now preach my religion and a like life do proclaim. He will  keep up the society of monks numbering many thousands, even as now I  keep up a society of monks numbering many hundreds". B) According to Sacred Books of the East volume 35 pg. 225: "It is said that I am not an only Buddha upon whom the leadership and  order is dependent. After me another Buddha maitreya of such and such  virtues will come. I am now the leader of hundreds; he will be the  leader of thousands ." C) "According to the Gospel of Buddha by Carus pg. 217 and 218 (From Ceylon sources):[/COLOR] "Ananda said to the Blessed One, ‘Who shall teach us when thou art gone?' And the Blessed one replied, 'I am not the first Buddha who came upon  the earth nor shall I be the last. In due time another Buddha will arise  in the world, a holy one, a supremely enlightened one, endowed with  wisdom in conduct, auspicious, knowing the universe, an incomparable  leader of men, a master of angels and mortals. He will reveal to you the  same eternal truths, which I have taught you. He will preach his  religion, glorious in its origin, glorious at the climax and glorious at  the goal. He will proclaim a religious life, wholly perfect and pure  such as I now proclaim. His disciples will number many thousands while  mine number many hundreds.' Ananda said, 'How shall we know him?' The Blessed one replied, 'He will be known as Maitreya'." (i) The Sanskrit word ‘Maitreya’ or its equivalent in Pali ‘Metteyya’  means loving, compassionate, merciful and benevolent. It also means  kindness and friendliness, sympathy, etc. One Arabic word which is  equivalent to all these words is ‘Rahmat’which means mercy. In Surah  Al-Anbiya: "We sent thee not, but as a mercy for all creatures." [Al-Qur’an 21:107] "Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was called the merciful, which is ‘Maitri’. (ii) The words Mercy and Merciful are mentioned in the Holy Qur’an no less than 409 times. (iii) Every chapter of the Glorious Qur’an, except Chapter 9, i.e. Surah  Taubah begins with the beautiful formula, 'Bismillah Hir-Rahman  Nir-Rahim', which means 'In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most  Merciful'. (iv) The Word Muhammad is also spelt as ‘Mahamet’ or ‘Mahomet’ and in  various other ways in different languages. The word ‘Maho’ or ‘Maha’ in  Pali and Sanskrit mean Great and Illustrious and ‘Metta’ means mercy.  Therefore ‘Mahomet’ means ‘Great Mercy’. 2. Buddha’s doctrine was Esoteric and Exoteric: [/COLOR] According to Sacred Books of the East, volume 11, pg. 36 Maha-Parinibbana Sutta chapter 2 verse 32: "I have preached the truth without making any distinction between  exoteric and esoteric doctrine, for in respect of truths, Ananda, the  Tathagata has no such thing as the closed fist of a teacher, who keeps  something back". Muhammad (pbuh) on the commandment of Almighty God delivered the message  and doctrine without making any distinction between esoteric and  exoteric. The Qur'an was recited in public in the days of the Prophet  and is being done so till date. The Prophet had strictly forbidden the  Muslims from hiding the doctrine 3. Devoted Servitors of the Buddhas: [/COLOR] According to Sacred Books of the East volume 11 pg. 97 Maha-Parinibbana Sutta Chapter 5 verse 36: "Then the Blessed one addressed the brethren, and said, ‘Whosoever,  brethren have been Arahat-Buddhas through the long ages of the past,  they were servitors just as devoted to those Blessed ones as Ananda has  been to me. And whosoever brethren shall be the Arahat-Buddhas of the  future, there shall be servitors as devoted to those Blessed ones as  Ananda has been to me’." The Servitor of Buddha was Ananda. Muhammad (pbuh) also had a servitor  by the name Anas (r.a.) who was the son of Malik. Anas (r.a...) was  presented to the Prophet by his parents. Anas (r.a...) relates: "My  mother said to him, 'Oh Messenger of God, here is your little servant'."  Further Anas relates, "I served him from the time I was 8 years old and  the Prophet called me his son and his little beloved". Anas (r.a...)  stayed by the Prophet in peace and in war, in safety as well as in  danger till the end of his life. i) Anas (r.a.), even though he was only 11  years old stayed beside the Prophet during the battle of Uhud where the  Prophet’s life was in great danger. ii) Even during the battle of Honain when the Prophet was surrounded by  the enemies who were archers, Anas (r.a...) who was only 16 years old  stood by the Prophet. Anas (R) can surely be compared with Ananda who stood by Gautam Buddha when the mad elephant approached him. 4. Six Criteria for Identifying Buddha: [/COLOR] According to the Gospel of Buddha by Carus pg. 214: "The Blessed one said, ‘There are two occasions on which a Tathagata’s  appearance becomes clear and exceedingly bright. In the night Ananda, in  which a Tathagata attains to the supreme and perfect insight, and in  the night in which he passes finally away in that ultra passing which  leaves nothing whatever of his earthly existence to remain.’ " According to Gautam Buddha, following are the six criteria for identifying a Buddha. i)A Buddha attains supreme and perfect insight at night-time. ii) On the occasion of his complete enlightenment he looks exceedingly bright iii) Buddha dies a natural death. iv) He dies at night-time. v) He looks exceedingly bright before his death. vi) After his death a Buddha ceases to exist on earth. i) Muhammad (pbuh) attained supreme insight and Prophethood at night-time. According to Surah Dukhan: "By the books that makes thing clear – We sent it down during a blessed night."[Al-Qur'an 44:2-3] According to Surah Al-Qadar: "We have indeed revealed this (message) in the night of power."[Al-Qur'an 97:1] ii) Muhammad (pbuh) instantly felt his understanding illumined with celestial light. iii) Muhammad (pbuh) died a natural death. iv) According to Ayesha (r.a.), Muhammad (pbuh) expired at night-time.  When he was dying there was no oil in the lamp and his wife Ayesha  (r.a.) had to borrow oil for the lamp. v) According to Anas (r.a.), Muhammad (pbuh) looked exceedingly bright in the night of his death. vi) After the burial of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) he was never seen again in his bodily form on this earth. 5. Buddhas are only Preachers: According to Dhammapada, Sacred Books of East volume 10 pg., 67: "The Jathagatas (Buddhas) are only Preachers." The Qur’an says in Surah Ghashiya: "Therefore do thou give admonition, for thou art one to admonish. Thou art not one to manage (men's) affairs." [Al-Qur'an 88:21-22] 6. Identification of Maitreya by Buddha: According to Dhammapada, Mattaya Sutta, 151: "The promised one will be: i) Compassionate for the whole creation ii) A messenger of peace, a peace-maker iii) The most successful in the world. The Maitreya as a Preacher of morals will be: i) Truthful ii) Self-respecting iii) Gentle and noble iv) Not proud v) As a king to creatures vi) An example to others in deeds and in words". Source: <a href="http://www.drzakirnaik.com/Features/DawahTraining/165DawahtoBuddhists/tabid/133/Default.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.drzakirnaik.com/Features/...3/Default.aspx</a> Watch lecture of Dr.Zakir Naik: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Zakir+Naik-+Muhammad+In+Various+Religious+Scriptures" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...ous+Scriptures</a> "Shall I not inform you of a better  act than fasting, alms, and prayers? Making peace between one another:  enmity and malice tear up heavenly rewards by the roots”“The greatest crimes are to associate another with  God, to vex your father and mother, to murder your own species, to  commit suicide, and to swear to lie”Prophet Mohammad (PBUH)Most beautiful websites.<a href="http://www.miraclesofthequran.com" target="_blank">www.miraclesofthequran.com</a><a href="http://www.challengeyoursoul.com" target="_blank">www.challengeyoursoul.com</a></blockquote>

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