Talk:Mahasthamaprapta

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[edit] 'Abdu'l-Baha Reference

I removed my own addition due to lack of notability (as far as I can tell), despite a published reference. I'm including it here, however, for the curious:

Mahasthamaprapta can be translated as "Great Strength", "Strong Limb", "Mighty Branch", or a permutation of these. This has led to a suggestion that Mahasthamaprapta could be synonymous with `Abdu'l-Bahá of the Bahá'í tradition.^[1]

Rnricklefs 16:56, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] References

1. ^ Jamshed K. Fozdar (1976). Buddha Maitrya-Amitabha Has Appeared. New Delhi, India: Bahá'í Publishing Trust.