The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v1.c16.155

v1.c16.155

(4) A palm-leaf MS. of the *Maitreya Vyākaraṇa* bears the date year 57 of Gopāladeva's reign. The characters of the MS. are described as *Kuṭila* of the 10th century A. D. The treatise gives in the form of a prophecy the life of Maitreya, the future Buddha, and his teachings. The work was thrice translated into Chinese, for the first time by Kumārajīva (384-417 A.D.).³