user157: It's said that Buddhist practice can cause the arising of certain psychic powers. This answer hints that one of those physic powers might be precognition. Have I understood that correctly? I've never read anything about this in any of the texts. I wonder if anyone else has and can provide a reference where precognition is written about.

user7141: On the main topic of the question "Can Buddhas see into future"
Yes,here are some incidents given in Buddhist teachings...

One morning when lord Buddha was scanning the universe he saw that a
boy is about to be murdered by a bunch of thieves but had the
potential to reach dharma.So Lord Buddha left the temple early in the
morning and entered the jungle in which this would happen,and waited
under a tree until the boy shows up.Finally he came and saw this
beautiful sage sitting down nest to a tree and talked to him without
knowing that he was Lord Buddha.Lord Buddha did not said a word about
his death,instead he asked the boy are you in the refuge of triple
gems?.The boy said no,So lord Buddha taught the boy about triple
gems and the safety that it could provide.The boy was a wise one and
became a follower.Lord Buddha taught him some rhymes to remember,so
he learned them and went on his way.In the moment the thieves
attacked him he was still chanting it.He was killed and had a birth
in the deva realm.These "Gatha" (rhymes) are still famous to this
day,they are called "Chatta manavaka gatha"
There was an infamous murderer called "Angulimaala".He killed people
to take a finger as trophy (an order given by his cunning teacher to
take revenge from him after being deceived by jealous students).Lord
Buddha saw that unless Lord Buddha intervene he will kill his mother
today(Angulimaala had the potential to be an arahant).So lord Buddha
stopped him and he went on to became the very famous "Arahant
Angulimaala.

So the conclusion is not only Lord Buddhas can see into the future that is a part of the daily routing.Unlike in Hollywood movies Lord Buddhas do not disturb the events of future,instead they turn the events into more positive ones.

user5000: With Buddhism practice you can see into the future, but that's not a psychic power, but just mere observation. 
A liberated mind gains knowledge about things and sees "things as they really are. Thus, he can see with greater probability what these things will become.

user120: Pa Auk Sayadaw treats this topic in Knowing and Seeing, P. 190-196.
According to the Sayadaw, follow the method given for discerning the past, making appropriate changes to see the future, including future lives. He says there are multiple methods and this is one of them.

How You Discern the Past
To discern the past, you begin by making an offering of either
  candles, flowers, or incense at a pagoda, or to a Buddha image. You
  should make a wish for the rebirth you desire, for example, to become
  a monk, nun, man, woman, or deva.
    Afterwards, you should go and sit in
  meditation, develop concentration, and discern in turn internal and
  external mentality and materiality. This is neces- sary, because if
  you cannot discern external mentality and materiality, you will have
  great difficulty discern- ing past mentality and materiality. That is
  because the discernment of external mentality and materiality is
  similar to the discernment of past mentality and materiality.  Then you
  should discern the mentality and materiality that occurred at the time
  of making the offering at the pagoda or Buddha image, as if they were
  an external object. When doing this, an image of yourself at the time
  of offering appears. You should discern the four elements in that
  image.  When the image breaks into kalàpas, discern all 190 the types
  of materiality in the six doors, especially the fifty-four types in
  the heart-base. Then you will be able to discern the bhavaïga
  consciousnesses, and the mind- door thought-processes that that arise
  in-between. You should discern those mind-door thought-processes
  backwards and forwards, and find the defilement-round (kilesavañña)
  mind-door thought-process with twenty mental formations, and
  kamma-round (kammavañña) mind-door thought-process
  (manodvàra-vãthi) with thirty- four mental formations.  Let me
  illustrate with a practical example: the case of making an offering of
  candles, flowers, or incense to a Buddha image, and making a wish to
  be reborn to become a monk.  In this case, ignorance is to deludedly
  think that ‘a monk’ is an ultimate reality; craving is the desire and
  longing for life as a monk; and clinging is the attach- ment to life
  as a monk. These three, ignorance, craving, and clinging, are all
  found in the consciousness that makes up the round of defilements
  (kilesa-vañña).  If, instead of making a wish to be reborn to become
  a monk, you had made a wish to be reborn to become a woman, then the
  ignorance would be to deludedly think that ‘a woman’ is an ultimate
  reality; craving would be the desire and longing for life as a woman;
  and clinging the attachment to life as a woman.  In the examples,
  volitional formations (saïkhàra) are the wholesome intentions
  (kusala-cetanà) of the offering, and kamma is their force of kamma.
  Both are found in the consciousnesses that make up the kamma round of
  dependent-origination.  When you are thus able to discern the
  mentality and materiality of the defilement- and kamma-round of the
  recent past, you should go back to the more distant past time previous
  to the offering, and in the same way discern the mentality and
  materiality. Then go back a little further again, and repeat the
  process. In this way, you discern the mentality and materiality of one
  day ago, one week ago, one month ago, one year ago, two years ago,
  three years ago and so on. Eventually you will be able to discern
  right back to the mentality-materiality of the rebirth-linking
  consciousness (pañisandhi-citta) which arose at the conception of
  this life.  By looking for the causes of conception, you go back even
  further, and see either the mentality- materiality of the time near
  death in the previous life, or the object of the near-death
  impulsion-consciousness (maraõàsanna-javana-citta). There are three
  possible objects for the near death impulsion: 
  1. Kamma; again having the thoughts that pro- duced a particular good or bad action in the past, for example, an offering.
  2. Kamma sign (kamma-nimitta); for example, a pagoda, a monk, flowers, or an object offered.
  3. Rebirth sign (gati-nimitta); the place where you will be reborn. For a human rebirth it is the future mother’s womb, and is usually red
  like a red carpet.  If you discern the mentality-materiality near
  death, you will also discern the object of the near death
  impulsion, be it kamma, kamma sign, or rebirth sign. This object
  appears because of the force of kamma which produced the
  rebirth-linking consciousness (pañisandhi-citta). When you discern
  this, you are able to discern also the volitional formations and kamma
  that produced the resultant aggre- gates of this life, and the
  preceding ignorance, craving, and clinging. After that, you should
  discern the other mental formations of that kamma- and
  defilement-round. 
How You Discern the Future
Once the power of this insight-knowledge has been de- veloped by
  discerning the causes and effects through those past lives, you can,
  in the same way, discern the causes and effects in future lives. The
  future you will see, and which may still change, is the result of both
  past and present causes, one of which is the medita- tion you are
  doing. To discern the future, you begin by discerning the present
  materiality-mentality, and then look into the future until the time of
  death in this life. Then either the kamma, kamma sign, or rebirth sign
  will appear, because of the force of a particular kamma you performed
  in this life. You will then be able to discern the rebirth-linking
  mentality-materiality to be produced in the future life.  You must
  discern as many lives into the future as it takes till ignorance
  ceases without remainder. This happens with the attainment of the
  arahant path(arahatta-magga), that is, your own attainment of
  ara- hantship. You should then continue discerning into the future,
  until you see that the five aggregates, mentality- materiality, cease
  without remainder, that is, at the end of the arahant life, at your
  own Parinibbàna. Thus you will have looked into the future, and seen
  the complete cessation of phenomena (dhamma).  Discerning the five
  aggregates of the past, present, and future, and also discerning their
  causal relation, is what I call the fifth method. Having completed the
  fifth method, you can now learn what is called the first method, the
  one taught by the Buddha.  The first method of discerning dependent-
  origination (pañiccasamuppàda) goes over three lives, and in forward
  order. It begins with the causes in the past life, that is, ignorance
  and volitional formations. They cause the results in the present life:
  the rebirth-linking consciousness, mentality-materiality, the six
  sense- bases, contact, and feeling. There are then the causes in this
  life, craving, clinging, and becoming, which cause the results of
  birth, ageing, death, and all forms of suffering in the future life. 
  You have to look for ignorance, craving and clinging in the defilement
  round, see how it causes the kamma round, and how the kammic force of
  the kamma round in turn causes the five aggregates of conception.  That
  concludes my brief explanation of how to discern dependent-origination
  according to the fifth and first methods. There are many more details
  which you can learn by practising with a proper teacher.

 The Buddha makes predictions about the future in the suttas and, in one case, if I recall correctly, takes action to prevent a disciple from having a bad rebirth; it is a female disciple who is a weaver or something if I am correct. If anyone knows what I am referring to, please do leave a comment.

user10652: 
Can Buddhists see into the future?

Here are some prophecies made by Padmasambhava :

Many people are familiar with the prophecies of Nostradamus made more than seven hundred years ago, but few people are aware of the
  prophecies made by Padmasambhava (also known as Guru Rinpoche), the
  founder of Tibetan Buddhism, more than one thousand years ago.
When asked by his disciple when is the beginning of Dharma-ending age,
  Guru Rinpoche replied; “When the Iron Birds(1) are flying in the sky
  and the Iron Horses(1) are running on the roads, we know that
  dharma-ending age has arrived. At this time, Tibetan Buddhism shall
  flourish globally. When the iron bird flies and the horses run on
  wheels, the Tibetan people will be scattered like ants across the
  world, and the Dharma will come to the land of the red men (Western
  Countries).
In this Dharma-ending age, “Rulers do not act like Rulers, Subjects do
  not act like Subjects, Fathers do no act like Fathers, Sons do not act
  like Sons” (2), the relationships between Fathers and Sons are more
  like Playmates. Women do not honor and uphold chastity; men indulge in
  lust and unrestrained sexual misconducts.
Note: 1) Iron Birds and Iron Horses are known now as Airplanes, Cars
  and Trains. 2) This reminds me of Confucius’ Analects: “...ruler be a
  ruler, the subject a subject, the father a father, the son a son”,
  with regards to maintaining a world of order. What this means is that
  ruler shall uphold the duty as a ruler by serving the interests of the
  citizens. The citizens shall behave like citizens, by being
  law-abiding, respect the authorities and maintain law and order.
  Parents should act as parents by being providers, teachers and
  guardians to their children. Children shall be obedient and respect
  their parents.
Guru Rinpoche further prophesied that in that era (or rather now),
  carriages do not require horses to move, they self-propel (3).
  Youngsters in that era step on something that shaped like a bullhorn
  and there are wheels underneath that allow them to skate everywhere
  (4). It is even stranger that people in that era do not need to leave
  their houses to know things that happen around the world, just by
  sitting in front of a mirror (5）.
Note: 3, 4, 5) Car, Skateboard, Roller Blades, TV and LCD panels, i.e.
  computer with internet connections.
Guru Rinpoche further said that in that era, many ordained monks are
  greedy and pursue wealth and fame. They travel everywhere to cheat on
  their followers. They plan and think of ways to get offerings and
  donations from followers and possess their own private wealth and
  properties, yet they do not engage in any Buddhist practices or
  chanting on their own. They indulge in music, dance and
  entertainments. They break precepts and vows without any remorse (6).
Note: 6) This is happening now.  Bogus monks are everywhere especially
  in the Eastern countries. This prophecy coincides with Buddha’s
  prediction that “There is no disappearing of the true Dhamma until a
  counterfeit Dhamma arises in the world. Once a counterfeit Dhamma
  arises then there is a disappearing of the true Dhamma.” 
When i read that The Buddha told his disciples the most important
  sutra of all, the Surangama Sutra, should be the first to be
  destroyed, i asked myself how could any teaching be destroyed at this
  digital age?  I could print a thousands copies and bury them
  underground and someday someone would dig it up and revives the
  teachings again.  Or i could upload copies of the sutra to all the
  available servers on the internet. How could it possibly be destroyed?
Then one day, while doing research and reading news regarding some
  Buddhist sect in Taiwan proclaiming that the Surangama Sutra is fake
  and that Buddha never taught that, do i realize what Buddha meant by
  "Destroy".  This realization was brought to me by a renowned Buddhist
  master over a seminar that Sutras do not get destroyed physically,
  they are destroyed by being "discredited".  In other words, by saying
  that Surangama Sutra is fake and that Buddha never taught that, nobody
  will ever read or bothered with that Sutra again and that is how it is
  "destroyed".  This will eventually happen to the entire Buddhism as
  the predicted by The Buddha, as the Dharma ends when nobody has faith
  or believe in it anymore. I would also like to note that the
  credibility of Buddhism is in the hands of those who represent it,
  those who spread and teach in the name of Buddhism especially those in
  "high authority" and/or with many followers.  That puts Buddhism at
  stake because its credibility is tied to these people.  So The Buddha
  said, in the Dharma-ending age "follow only the Buddha-Dharma, and not
  the person who teaches it. In other words, The Buddha warned us
  against "Idolism". It is The Buddha's teaching and your own practices
  that liberate you, not any mundane person, not even any
  self-proclaimed or public-acknowledged certified born-again "Buddha". 
  The original teachings of The Enlightened Ones could also be corrupted
  or altered by self-profiteering persons or by intellectuals. This was
  also the reason Guru Rinpoche concealed countless Terma teachings to
  prevent the destruction of the secret mantrayana.  And for each of
  these terma treasure, the time, the identity of its revealer, the
  person who would receive and hold the teachings were also predicted.
With regards to mundane lives, Guru Rinpoche commented that in that
  era, husband and wife relationship shall be ruined and damaged by
  so-called “double-tongues” women, who instigate, provoke and create
  disharmony within families(7). Unfilial sons and daughters will chase
  their parents out from home. Brothers and sisters shall fight among
  themselves for inheritance, and violate the five precepts without
  remorse. Buddha’s teaching gradually faded and eventually lost. There
  shall be incest among the closest kin. Many people shall be addicted
  to gambling, drugs and alcohol. Buddhas’ statues and paintings,
  Buddhist ritual instruments are sold in flea markets on the streets
  (8). Vintage valuables passed down from generations to generations
  shall be sold and auctioned in international markets. Deforestation
  and over exploitation of nature causes ecological imbalances thereby
  resulting in frequent natural disasters. Thieves and robberies shall
  infest the entire city and paupers and beggars are seen everywhere.
Note: Can anyone tell me what is not happening now?
7) The word “double-tongues” mentioned is what is known to us now as
  “double-headed”. He specified women that include friends, relatives
  and kin. This means gossipy friends and kins deliberately giving bad
  advises and information to create disharmony between husbands and
  wives and eventually breaking up families. 8) It was mentioned that
  the karma for such phenomenon is the widespread of infectious
  diseases.
In the year of metal dragon (9), demons entered the water (10). In the
  year of Metal Snake(11）, demons entered the wind and thunder frost
  hail, wreaking havoc and creating disasters for many (12). In the year
  of Water Goat (13), here shall be widespread of infectious diseases
  (14).
Note: 9) Year 2000 is the year of Metal Dragon based on the Tibetan
  Calendar. 10) On August 12, 2000, the Russian Oscar II class submarine
  Kursk sank in the Barents Sea and exploded. 11) Year 2001 is the year
  of Metal Snake based on the Tibetan Calendar. 12) i) Tropical Storm
  Allison that devastated southeast Texas happened in June
  2001. ii) The 2001 Gujarat earthquake occurred in India, killing 20,000 people and causing injuries to 166,000 others. 13) Year 2003 is
  the year of Water Goat based on the Tibetan Calendar. 14) The outbreak
  of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) happened in 2003.
These incidents might not "appear" to be catastrophic or on global
  scale. Similar to Chinese Calendar, the Tibetan Calender Year has a 60
  years cycle. For instance, in year 2000 it was year of Metal Dragon
  and in the year of 2060 it should be another year of Metal Dragon. 
  Should He could be referred to any year with that specific
  Element-Animal.  
Alcoholics shall die of cerebrovascular diseases; gamblers shall die
  of stomach disorder; slander shall die of throat-related diseases;
  heavy smokers shall die of lungs diseases; over consumption of eggs,
  garlic and onion causes frequent nightmares resulting in mental
  disturbances and eventually related death; hunters and slaughter of
  animals shall die of liver and intestines related diseases, sinners
  and those with heavy bad karma shall die of many types of diseases
  that are painful and sufferings.
The year of Wood Rooster is when the strength of Buddhism is the
  weakest. Evil spirits and demons shall take opportunity at this time
  to wrench more havocs and creating more damages. In the year of Earth
  Ox15, there shall be wars among countries and many people shall
  perish.
Note: 15) 2009 is the Year of Earth Ox based on the Tibetan Calendar.
  However it might not necessary be this year. It could be another cycle
  of Earth Ox which is 60 years from now. But for sure in 2009 we have
  encountered frequent natural disasters of different scale.
The origin of this translated text is in Chinese. Any mistake in the
  translation is solely my responsibility. I am not sure if there is
  other more complete translation out there in English, if there is,
  please inform me. Anyone is free to use the content of this
  translation, responsibly.
Homage to Guru Rinpoche, if not because of Him i weren’t be alive
  today doing this translation. 

Om Ah Hum Vajra Guru Padma Siddhi Hum.
source

157: <p>It's said that Buddhist practice can cause the arising of certain psychic powers. This <a href="https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/a/9608/157">answer</a> hints that one of those physic powers might be precognition. Have I understood that correctly? I've never read anything about this in any of the texts. I wonder if anyone else has and can provide a reference where precognition is written about.</p>
 7141: <p>On the main topic of the question "Can Buddhas see into future"</p>

<p>Yes,here are some incidents given in Buddhist teachings...</p>

<ul>
<li>One morning when lord Buddha was scanning the universe he saw that a
boy is about to be murdered by a bunch of thieves but had the
potential to reach dharma.So Lord Buddha left the temple early in the
morning and entered the jungle in which this would happen,and waited
under a tree until the boy shows up.Finally he came and saw this
beautiful sage sitting down nest to a tree and talked to him without
knowing that he was Lord Buddha.Lord Buddha did not said a word about
his death,instead he asked the boy <em>are you in the refuge of triple
gems?</em>.The boy said no,So lord Buddha taught the boy about triple
gems and the safety that it could provide.The boy was a wise one and
became a follower.Lord Buddha taught him some rhymes to remember,so
he learned them and went on his way.In the moment the thieves
attacked him he was still chanting it.He was killed and had a birth
in the deva realm.These "Gatha" (rhymes) are still famous to this
day,they are called <strong>"Chatta manavaka gatha"</strong></li>
<li>There was an infamous murderer called <strong>"Angulimaala"</strong>.He killed people
to take a finger as trophy (an order given by his cunning teacher to
take revenge from him after being deceived by jealous students).Lord
Buddha saw that unless Lord Buddha intervene he will kill his mother
today(Angulimaala had the potential to be an arahant).So lord Buddha
stopped him and he went on to became the very famous <strong>"Arahant
Angulimaala.</strong></li>
</ul>

<p>So the conclusion is not only Lord Buddhas can see into the future that is a part of the daily routing.Unlike in Hollywood movies Lord Buddhas do not disturb the events of future,instead they turn the events into more positive ones.</p>
 5000: <p>With Buddhism practice you can see into the future, but that's not a psychic power, but just mere observation. </p>

<p>A liberated mind gains knowledge about things and sees "things as they really are. Thus, he can see with greater probability what these things will become.</p>
 120: <p>Pa Auk Sayadaw treats this topic in <em><a href="http://www.paaukforestmonastery.org/books/knowing_and_seeing_rev_ed.pdf" rel="nofollow">Knowing and Seeing</a></em>, P. 190-196.</p>

<p>According to the Sayadaw, follow the method given for discerning the past, making appropriate changes to see the future, including future lives. He says there are multiple methods and this is one of them.</p>

<blockquote>
  <p><strong>How You Discern the Past</strong></p>
  
  <p>To discern the past, you begin by making an offering of either
  candles, flowers, or incense at a pagoda, or to a Buddha image. You
  should make a wish for the rebirth you desire, for example, to become
  a monk, nun, man, woman, or deva.<p>
    Afterwards, you should go and sit in
  meditation, develop concentration, and discern in turn internal and
  external mentality and materiality. This is neces- sary, because if
  you cannot discern external mentality and materiality, you will have
  great difficulty discern- ing past mentality and materiality. That is
  because the discernment of external mentality and materiality is
  similar to the discernment of past mentality and materiality. <p> Then you
  should discern the mentality and materiality that occurred at the time
  of making the offering at the pagoda or Buddha image, as if they were
  an external object. When doing this, an image of yourself at the time
  of offering appears. You should discern the four elements in that
  image. <p> When the image breaks into kalàpas, discern all 190 the types
  of materiality in the six doors, especially the fifty-four types in
  the heart-base. Then you will be able to discern the bhavaïga
  consciousnesses, and the mind- door thought-processes that that arise
  in-between. You should discern those mind-door thought-processes
  backwards and forwards, and find the defilement-round (kilesavañña)
  mind-door thought-process with twenty mental formations, and
  kamma-round (kammavañña) mind-door thought-process
  (manodvàra-vãthi) with thirty- four mental formations. <p> Let me
  illustrate with a practical example: the case of making an offering of
  candles, flowers, or incense to a Buddha image, and making a wish to
  be reborn to become a monk. <p> In this case, ignorance is to deludedly
  think that ‘a monk’ is an ultimate reality; craving is the desire and
  longing for life as a monk; and clinging is the attach- ment to life
  as a monk. These three, ignorance, craving, and clinging, are all
  found in the consciousness that makes up the round of defilements
  (kilesa-vañña). <p> If, instead of making a wish to be reborn to become
  a monk, you had made a wish to be reborn to become a woman, then the
  ignorance would be to deludedly think that ‘a woman’ is an ultimate
  reality; craving would be the desire and longing for life as a woman;
  and clinging the attachment to life as a woman. <p> In the examples,
  volitional formations (saïkhàra) are the wholesome intentions
  (kusala-cetanà) of the offering, and kamma is their force of kamma.
  Both are found in the consciousnesses that make up the kamma round of
  dependent-origination. <p> When you are thus able to discern the
  mentality and materiality of the defilement- and kamma-round of the
  recent past, you should go back to the more distant past time previous
  to the offering, and in the same way discern the mentality and
  materiality. Then go back a little further again, and repeat the
  process. In this way, you discern the mentality and materiality of one
  day ago, one week ago, one month ago, one year ago, two years ago,
  three years ago and so on. Eventually you will be able to discern
  right back to the mentality-materiality of the rebirth-linking
  consciousness (pañisandhi-citta) which arose at the conception of
  this life. <p> By looking for the causes of conception, you go back even
  further, and see either the mentality- materiality of the time near
  death in the previous life, or the object of the near-death
  impulsion-consciousness (maraõàsanna-javana-citta).<p> There are three
  possible objects for the near death impulsion: <p>
  1. Kamma; again having the thoughts that pro- duced a particular good or bad action in the past, for example, an offering.<p>
  2. Kamma sign (kamma-nimitta); for example, a pagoda, a monk, flowers, or an object offered.<p>
  3. Rebirth sign (gati-nimitta); the place where you will be reborn. For a human rebirth it is the future mother’s womb, and is usually red
  like a red carpet. <p> If you discern the mentality-materiality near
  death, you will also discern the object of the near death
  impulsion, be it kamma, kamma sign, or rebirth sign. This object
  appears because of the force of kamma which produced the
  rebirth-linking consciousness (pañisandhi-citta). When you discern
  this, you are able to discern also the volitional formations and kamma
  that produced the resultant aggre- gates of this life, and the
  preceding ignorance, craving, and clinging. After that, you should
  discern the other mental formations of that kamma- and
  defilement-round. <p></p>
  
  <p><strong>How You Discern the Future</strong></p>
  
  <p>Once the power of this insight-knowledge has been de- veloped by
  discerning the causes and effects through those past lives, you can,
  in the same way, discern the causes and effects in future lives. The
  future you will see, and which may still change, is the result of both
  past and present causes, one of which is the medita- tion you are
  doing. To discern the future, you begin by discerning the present
  materiality-mentality, and then look into the future until the time of
  death in this life. Then either the kamma, kamma sign, or rebirth sign
  will appear, because of the force of a particular kamma you performed
  in this life. You will then be able to discern the rebirth-linking
  mentality-materiality to be produced in the future life. <p> You must
  discern as many lives into the future as it takes till ignorance
  ceases without remainder. This happens with the attainment of the
  arahant path(arahatta-magga), that is, your own attainment of
  ara- hantship. You should then continue discerning into the future,
  until you see that the five aggregates, mentality- materiality, cease
  without remainder, that is, at the end of the arahant life, at your
  own Parinibbàna. Thus you will have looked into the future, and seen
  the complete cessation of phenomena (dhamma). <p> Discerning the five
  aggregates of the past, present, and future, and also discerning their
  causal relation, is what I call the fifth method. Having completed the
  fifth method, you can now learn what is called the first method, the
  one taught by the Buddha. <p> The first method of discerning dependent-
  origination (pañiccasamuppàda) goes over three lives, and in forward
  order. It begins with the causes in the past life, that is, ignorance
  and volitional formations. They cause the results in the present life:
  the rebirth-linking consciousness, mentality-materiality, the six
  sense- bases, contact, and feeling. There are then the causes in this
  life, craving, clinging, and becoming, which cause the results of
  birth, ageing, death, and all forms of suffering in the future life. <p>
  You have to look for ignorance, craving and clinging in the defilement
  round, see how it causes the kamma round, and how the kammic force of
  the kamma round in turn causes the five aggregates of conception. <p> That
  concludes my brief explanation of how to discern dependent-origination
  according to the fifth and first methods. There are many more details
  which you can learn by practising with a proper teacher.</p>
</blockquote>

<p><p> <p>The Buddha makes predictions about the future in the suttas and, in one case, if I recall correctly, takes action to prevent a disciple from having a bad rebirth; it is a female disciple who is a weaver or something if I am correct. If anyone knows what I am referring to, please do leave a comment.</p>
 10652: <blockquote>
  <p>Can Buddhists see into the future?</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Here are some prophecies made by Padmasambhava :</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Many people are familiar with the prophecies of Nostradamus made more than seven hundred years ago, but few people are aware of the
  prophecies made by Padmasambhava (also known as Guru Rinpoche), the
  founder of Tibetan Buddhism, more than one thousand years ago.</p>
  
  <p>When asked by his disciple when is the beginning of Dharma-ending age,
  Guru Rinpoche replied; “When the Iron Birds(1) are flying in the sky
  and the Iron Horses(1) are running on the roads, we know that
  dharma-ending age has arrived. At this time, Tibetan Buddhism shall
  flourish globally. When the iron bird flies and the horses run on
  wheels, the Tibetan people will be scattered like ants across the
  world, and the Dharma will come to the land of the red men (Western
  Countries).</p>
  
  <p>In this Dharma-ending age, “Rulers do not act like Rulers, Subjects do
  not act like Subjects, Fathers do no act like Fathers, Sons do not act
  like Sons” (2), the relationships between Fathers and Sons are more
  like Playmates. Women do not honor and uphold chastity; men indulge in
  lust and unrestrained sexual misconducts.</p>
  
  <p>Note: 1) Iron Birds and Iron Horses are known now as Airplanes, Cars
  and Trains. 2) This reminds me of Confucius’ Analects: “...ruler be a
  ruler, the subject a subject, the father a father, the son a son”,
  with regards to maintaining a world of order. What this means is that
  ruler shall uphold the duty as a ruler by serving the interests of the
  citizens. The citizens shall behave like citizens, by being
  law-abiding, respect the authorities and maintain law and order.
  Parents should act as parents by being providers, teachers and
  guardians to their children. Children shall be obedient and respect
  their parents.</p>
  
  <p>Guru Rinpoche further prophesied that in that era (or rather now),
  carriages do not require horses to move, they self-propel (3).
  Youngsters in that era step on something that shaped like a bullhorn
  and there are wheels underneath that allow them to skate everywhere
  (4). It is even stranger that people in that era do not need to leave
  their houses to know things that happen around the world, just by
  sitting in front of a mirror (5）.</p>
  
  <p>Note: 3, 4, 5) Car, Skateboard, Roller Blades, TV and LCD panels, i.e.
  computer with internet connections.</p>
  
  <p>Guru Rinpoche further said that in that era, many ordained monks are
  greedy and pursue wealth and fame. They travel everywhere to cheat on
  their followers. They plan and think of ways to get offerings and
  donations from followers and possess their own private wealth and
  properties, yet they do not engage in any Buddhist practices or
  chanting on their own. They indulge in music, dance and
  entertainments. They break precepts and vows without any remorse (6).</p>
  
  <p>Note: 6) This is happening now.  Bogus monks are everywhere especially
  in the Eastern countries. This prophecy coincides with Buddha’s
  prediction that “There is no disappearing of the true Dhamma until a
  counterfeit Dhamma arises in the world. Once a counterfeit Dhamma
  arises then there is a disappearing of the true Dhamma.” </p>
  
  <p>When i read that The Buddha told his disciples the most important
  sutra of all, the Surangama Sutra, should be the first to be
  destroyed, i asked myself how could any teaching be destroyed at this
  digital age?  I could print a thousands copies and bury them
  underground and someday someone would dig it up and revives the
  teachings again.  Or i could upload copies of the sutra to all the
  available servers on the internet. How could it possibly be destroyed?</p>
  
  <p>Then one day, while doing research and reading news regarding some
  Buddhist sect in Taiwan proclaiming that the Surangama Sutra is fake
  and that Buddha never taught that, do i realize what Buddha meant by
  "Destroy".  This realization was brought to me by a renowned Buddhist
  master over a seminar that Sutras do not get destroyed physically,
  they are destroyed by being "discredited".  In other words, by saying
  that Surangama Sutra is fake and that Buddha never taught that, nobody
  will ever read or bothered with that Sutra again and that is how it is
  "destroyed".  This will eventually happen to the entire Buddhism as
  the predicted by The Buddha, as the Dharma ends when nobody has faith
  or believe in it anymore. I would also like to note that the
  credibility of Buddhism is in the hands of those who represent it,
  those who spread and teach in the name of Buddhism especially those in
  "high authority" and/or with many followers.  That puts Buddhism at
  stake because its credibility is tied to these people.  So The Buddha
  said, in the Dharma-ending age "follow only the Buddha-Dharma, and not
  the person who teaches it. In other words, The Buddha warned us
  against "Idolism". It is The Buddha's teaching and your own practices
  that liberate you, not any mundane person, not even any
  self-proclaimed or public-acknowledged certified born-again "Buddha". 
  The original teachings of The Enlightened Ones could also be corrupted
  or altered by self-profiteering persons or by intellectuals. This was
  also the reason Guru Rinpoche concealed countless Terma teachings to
  prevent the destruction of the secret mantrayana.  And for each of
  these terma treasure, the time, the identity of its revealer, the
  person who would receive and hold the teachings were also predicted.</p>
  
  <p>With regards to mundane lives, Guru Rinpoche commented that in that
  era, husband and wife relationship shall be ruined and damaged by
  so-called “double-tongues” women, who instigate, provoke and create
  disharmony within families(7). Unfilial sons and daughters will chase
  their parents out from home. Brothers and sisters shall fight among
  themselves for inheritance, and violate the five precepts without
  remorse. Buddha’s teaching gradually faded and eventually lost. There
  shall be incest among the closest kin. Many people shall be addicted
  to gambling, drugs and alcohol. Buddhas’ statues and paintings,
  Buddhist ritual instruments are sold in flea markets on the streets
  (8). Vintage valuables passed down from generations to generations
  shall be sold and auctioned in international markets. Deforestation
  and over exploitation of nature causes ecological imbalances thereby
  resulting in frequent natural disasters. Thieves and robberies shall
  infest the entire city and paupers and beggars are seen everywhere.</p>
  
  <p>Note: Can anyone tell me what is not happening now?</p>
  
  <p>7) The word “double-tongues” mentioned is what is known to us now as
  “double-headed”. He specified women that include friends, relatives
  and kin. This means gossipy friends and kins deliberately giving bad
  advises and information to create disharmony between husbands and
  wives and eventually breaking up families. 8) It was mentioned that
  the karma for such phenomenon is the widespread of infectious
  diseases.</p>
  
  <p>In the year of metal dragon (9), demons entered the water (10). In the
  year of Metal Snake(11）, demons entered the wind and thunder frost
  hail, wreaking havoc and creating disasters for many (12). In the year
  of Water Goat (13), here shall be widespread of infectious diseases
  (14).</p>
  
  <p>Note: 9) Year 2000 is the year of Metal Dragon based on the Tibetan
  Calendar. 10) On August 12, 2000, the Russian Oscar II class submarine
  Kursk sank in the Barents Sea and exploded. 11) Year 2001 is the year
  of Metal Snake based on the Tibetan Calendar. 12) i) Tropical Storm
  Allison that devastated southeast Texas happened in June
  2001. ii) The 2001 Gujarat earthquake occurred in India, killing 20,000 people and causing injuries to 166,000 others. 13) Year 2003 is
  the year of Water Goat based on the Tibetan Calendar. 14) The outbreak
  of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) happened in 2003.</p>
  
  <p>These incidents might not "appear" to be catastrophic or on global
  scale. Similar to Chinese Calendar, the Tibetan Calender Year has a 60
  years cycle. For instance, in year 2000 it was year of Metal Dragon
  and in the year of 2060 it should be another year of Metal Dragon. 
  Should He could be referred to any year with that specific
  Element-Animal.  </p>
  
  <p>Alcoholics shall die of cerebrovascular diseases; gamblers shall die
  of stomach disorder; slander shall die of throat-related diseases;
  heavy smokers shall die of lungs diseases; over consumption of eggs,
  garlic and onion causes frequent nightmares resulting in mental
  disturbances and eventually related death; hunters and slaughter of
  animals shall die of liver and intestines related diseases, sinners
  and those with heavy bad karma shall die of many types of diseases
  that are painful and sufferings.</p>
  
  <p>The year of Wood Rooster is when the strength of Buddhism is the
  weakest. Evil spirits and demons shall take opportunity at this time
  to wrench more havocs and creating more damages. In the year of Earth
  Ox15, there shall be wars among countries and many people shall
  perish.</p>
  
  <p>Note: 15) 2009 is the Year of Earth Ox based on the Tibetan Calendar.
  However it might not necessary be this year. It could be another cycle
  of Earth Ox which is 60 years from now. But for sure in 2009 we have
  encountered frequent natural disasters of different scale.</p>
  
  <p>The origin of this translated text is in Chinese. Any mistake in the
  translation is solely my responsibility. I am not sure if there is
  other more complete translation out there in English, if there is,
  please inform me. Anyone is free to use the content of this
  translation, responsibly.</p>
  
  <p>Homage to Guru Rinpoche, if not because of Him i weren’t be alive
  today doing this translation. </p>
</blockquote>

<p>Om Ah Hum Vajra Guru Padma Siddhi Hum.</p>

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