Summary
s.1In Maitreya’s Setting Out, the Buddha Śākyamuni 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.
s.1在《彌勒發趣經》中，釋迦牟尼佛首先敘述了菩薩彌勒的一段過去生，他當時出生為一位國王，並首次生起了菩提心。之後，佛陀又講述了彌勒的另一段過去生——這次是作為一位僧侶——並解釋了他為什麼被稱為菩薩彌勒。這兩個敘事穿插著一系列法教，強調了諸法的無生本性，以及培養超越一切所緣的見解的必要性。