Muhammad mentioned in Buddhism (Part 1)

 The Sanskrit word ‘Maitreya’or its equivalent in Pali ‘Metteyya’means loving, compassionate, merciful and benevolent. It also means kindness and friendliness, sympathy, etc. One Arabic word which is equivalent to all these words is ‘Rahmat’. In Surah AlAnbiya:

"We sent thee not, but as a mercy for all creatures." [Al-Qur’an 21:107]

Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was called the merciful, which is ‘Maitri’.

 The words Mercy and Merciful are mentioned in the Holy Qur’an no less than 409 times.

Every chapter of the Glorious Qur’an, except Chapter 9, i.e. Surah Taubah begins with the 

beautiful ismillah HirRahman NirRahim', which 

means 'In the Most Gracious, Most Merciful'.

 The Word Muhammad is also spelt as ‘Muhammad’ or ‘Mahomet’ and in various other 

ways in different languages. The Word ‘Maho’ or 

‘Maha’ in Pali and Sanskrit mean Great and Illustriousand ‘Metta’means mercy. 

Therefore ‘Mahomet’ means ‘Great Mercy’.

🌑Buddha’s doctrine was Esoteric and Exoteric:

According to Sacred Books of the East, volume 

11, pg. 36 Maha-Parinibbana Sutta chapter 2 

verse 32:

"I have preached the truth without making any 

distinction between exoteric and esoteric 

doctrine, for in respect of truths, Ananda, the 

Tathagata has no such thing as the closed fist of 

a teacher, who keeps something back".

Muhammad (pbuh) on the commandment of 

Almighty God delivered the message and 

doctrine without making any distinction between 

esoteric and exoteric. The Qur'an was recited in 

public in the days of the Prophet and is being 

done so till date. The Prophet had strictly 

forbidden the Muslims from hiding the doctrine

🌑Devoted Servitors of the Buddhas:

 

According to Sacred Books of the East volume 

11 pg. 97 Maha-Parinibbana Sutta Chapter 5 

verse 36:

"Then the Blessed one addressed the brethren, 

and said, ‘Whosoever, brethren have been 

Arahat-Buddhas through the long ages of the 

past, they were servitors just as devoted to those

Blessed ones as Ananda has been to me. And 

whosoever brethren shall be the Arahat-Buddhas

of the future, there shall be servitors as devoted 

to those Blessed ones as Ananda has been to 

me’."

The Servitor of Buddha was Ananda. 

Muhammad (pbuh) also had a servitor by the 

name Anas (r.a.) who was the son of Malik. Anas

(r.a...) was presented to the Prophet by his 

parents. Anas (r.a...) relates: "My mother said to 

him, 'Oh Messenger of God, here is your little 

servant'." Further Anas relates, "I served him 

from the time I was 8 years old and the Prophet 

called me his son and his little beloved". Anas 

(r.a...) stayed by the Prophet in peace and in 

war, in safety as well as in danger till the end of 

his life.

 

i) Anas (r.a.), even though he was only 11 years 

old stayed beside the Prophet during the battle

of Uhud where the Prophet’s life was in great 

danger.

 

ii) Even during the battle of Honain when the 

Prophet was surrounded by the enemies who 

were archers, Anas (r.a...) who was only 16 

years old stood by the Prophet.

Anas (R) can surely be compared with Ananda 

who stood by Gautam Buddha when the mad 

elephant approached him.