觀彌勒上生兜率天經贊 1.20

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1.20

Question: Why was Śākyamuni of the kṣatriya caste, while Bodhisattva Maitreya is of the brāhmaṇa lineage? Answer: Śākyamuni appeared in an evil time, when the multitudes took pleasure in wealth and nobility; Maitreya will appear in an auspicious time, when sentient beings take pleasure in pure conduct. It is because of this that the castes into which the two Buddhas were born differ.

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觀彌勒上生兜率天經贊 — Classical Chinese