法苑珠林 83.29

83.29

When Guṇaratikṣānti heard this spoken, he immediately attained the endurance of the non-arising of dharmas, understood the foundation of all dharmas, and attained the dhāraṇī. The Buddha told Ānanda, "At that time, Vīryapratibhāna was my own person; Guṇaratikṣānti was Maitreya. At that time, I listened to the scriptures and Dharma together with Maitreya. Maitreya slept at that time and alone attained nothing. If I had not employed skillful means to rescue and deliver him, Maitreya would still remain in birth and death today, not yet having attained deliverance."