Scripture of Miroku

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The Scripture of Miroku is a Gaean religious text that prophesied the Tokyo Conception in Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne. It is one of the many scriptures of the Ring of Gaea.

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“Hear, O disciples, for I bear witness to the dawn of destruction awaiting the Three Realms. When the drum of Samsara resounds throughout the earth, the Palace in the East, encompassed in radiant light, shall slumber in the Womb. All who live shall be no more; their red souls of transgression shall mark the rise of demons. And lo, those who behold this great mystery shall stand before the Lotus of Souls and speak the Word of Reason; such is the Law of Creation. ...So it is written” -The Scripture of Miroku, Chapter 4: Verse 24

諸の声聞に告ぐ― 我は未来世に於いて　三界の滅びるを見たり。 輪転の鼓、十方世界に其の音を演べれば 東の宮殿、光明をもって胎蔵に入る。 衆生は大悲にて　赤き霊となり、 諸魔は　此を追うが如くに出づ。 霊の蓮花に秘密主は立ち　理を示現す。 是れ即ち創世の法なり―。 ミロク経典　第四章　二十四より

Moro no shōmon ni tsugu― Ware wa miraise ni oite Sangai no horobiru o mitari. Rinten no tsuzumi, jippō sekai ni sono ne o noberaba Higashi no Kyūden, kōmyō o motte Taizō ni hairu. Shujō wa daihi ni te akaki hi to nari, shoma wa Kore o ou ga gotoku ni izu. Ryō no Renge ni Himitsushu wa tachi Kotowari o jigen su. Kore sunawachi sōsei no hō nari―. Miroku Kyōten Daiyonshō, Nijūyon yori

I tell the many disciples: "In the world to come, I see such things as the destruction of the Three Realms. When the drum of transmigration plays its sound throughout the Worlds of Ten Directions, the Palace of the East will enter the Womb Realm through [the Buddha's] radiance. All sentient beings shall, by [the Buddha's] great compassion, become red spirits, and demons shall appear as though chasing after these ones. The Master of Mysteries shall stand in the Lotus of Souls and manifest a Reason. This, nothing more nor less, is the law of the creation of the world." From the Maitreya Sutra, Chapter 4: 24

向諸位聲聞宣告 吾在來世　見證了三界的毀滅。 若於十方世界演奏轉經筒之音 東方宮殿將會因光芒而入胎藏。 眾生便會於大悲之中　化為紅色靈魂 諸魔　亦逐其而湧現。 秘密主遂於靈之蓮華中現身　展示真理 即為創世之法。 摘自彌勒經　第四章　第二十四節

Xiàng zhū wèi shēng wén xuān gào wú zài lái shì jiàn zhèng le sān jiè de huǐ miè. Ruò yú shí fāng shì jiè yǎn zòu zhuǎn jīng tǒng zhī yīn dōng fāng gōng diàn jiāng huì yīn guāng máng ér rù pēi cáng. Zhòng shēng biàn huì yú dà bēi zhī zhōng huà wéi hóng sè líng hún zhū mó yì zhú qí ér yǒng xiàn. Mì mì zhǔ suì yú líng zhī lián huá zhōng xiàn shēn zhǎn shì zhēn lǐ jí wéi chuàng shì zhī fǎ. Zhāi zì mí lè jīng dì sì zhāng dì èr shí sì jié

To all disciples, I declare that, in the world to come, I have witnessed the destruction of the three realms. If, in the worlds of ten directions, the sound of the prayer wheel is played, the eastern palace will, through rays of light, enter the womb. All living things will soon afterwards, amidst great compassion, transform into red souls, and all demons shall emerge in pursuit of them. The master of secrets shall appear in the lotus of souls and reveal the true reason, which is considered to be the law of creation. Excerpt from the Maitreya Sutra, Chapter 4, Verse 24

Trivia

• A verse from the Scripture of Miroku is viewable in the opening of the original release of Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne. This was removed in Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Maniax in favor of The Journal of a Man Who Wandered into Another World and later returned in Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne Maniax Chronicle Edition. Until the release of Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster, there was no official translation of this text.

Nomenclature

Miroku is the Japanese name of the Buddhist figure Maitreya. It also refers to 666, the number of the beast, as 'Mi' means 3 and 'Roku' means 6.

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Scripture of Miroku
	Prophecy of Miroku
Japanese	ミロク経典 Miroku Kyōten	Miroku Sutra
Traditional Chinese	彌勒經 Mílè Jīng	Maitreya Sutra

Gallery

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  Card N-144 from Shin Megami Tensei Card Game: Nocturne Ver.