About Maitreya

Maitreya (Sanskrit), Metteyya (Pali), is regarded as a future Buddha of this world in Buddhist eschatology. In some Buddhist literature, such as the Amitabha Sutra and the Lotus Sutra, he is referred to as Ajita.
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is the first to have a cult built around him, and he is attested in writings dating back to the third century CE. He was accepted by all schools of , and the tradition today honors him as the lone bodhisattva. Who is ? Maitreya is regarded as the world's future Buddha who has yet to come down from the sky. Maitreya is derived from the word "Maitri," which meaning .
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is also known as Metteyya who is presented as a  future of this world in eschatology. In some Buddhist literature, such as the and the , Maitreya is referred to as Ajita . Maitreya is a bodhisattva who in the Buddhist tradition is to appear on , achieve complete , and teach the pure . According to , Maitreya will be a successor of the historic Sakyamuni Buddha, the .
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