"In the future there will arise an Exalted One named Maitreya. He will be an Arhat, Fully Awakened, abounding in wisdom and goodness, with knowledge of the worlds, unsurpassed as a guide to mortals willing to be led, a teacher of gods and men, a Buddha. He will know and see, as if face-to-face, this Universe, with its bardos, its Brahma and its Mara, and its recluses and brahmins, of princes and peoples. The Law, lovely in its origin, lovely in its progress, lovely in its consummation, will he proclaim, both in the spirit and letter; the higher life will he make known, in all its purity. In those days drought, famine, disease and war will sweep the stars. Nation will fight nation, and large will devour small. The banner of Shambala shall encircle the central lands of the Blessed One. Those who accept him shall rejoice, and those who deny him shall tremble. The decriers shall be given over to justice and shall be forgotten. The warriors shall march under the banner of Maitreya"