經律異相 13.16

13.16

'Maitreya Buddha will also teach my disciples with the teachings of the Three Vehicles. Mahākāśyapa will assist Maitreya in admonishing and transforming them. Furthermore, the four great śrāvakas—the monk Kuṇḍopadhānīya, the monk Piṇḍola, and the monk Rāhula—have resolved not to enter parinirvāṇa, waiting until the Buddha-Dharma has completely disappeared before entering parinirvāṇa. Mahākāśyapa dwells in the mountain near the village of Vedika in the territory of Magadha. Maitreya will go to that place with several thousand people. The ghosts and spirits will open the stone gate for them to see his meditation cave. At that time, Maitreya Buddha will extend his right finger to point out Kāśyapa, saying to the people: "Long ago in the past, there was a disciple of Śākyamuni Buddha named Kāśyapa, foremost in ascetic practices (dhūta), who remains present even now." Maitreya Buddha will take Kāśyapa's saṃghāṭī and put it on. Kāśyapa's body will suddenly disperse like stars. Maitreya will take various flowers and make offerings to Kāśyapa out of respect' (Extracted from the Sūtra on Maitreya's Descent).