Maitreya

E58341

Bodhisattva Future Buddha

Maitreya is the future Buddha in Buddhist tradition, prophesied to appear on Earth, achieve complete enlightenment, and teach the pure dharma.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Maitreya canonical	4
Maitreya Buddha	4
Maitreya (Mireuk Bosal)	1
Maitreya-nātha	1
Maitreya’s descent as future Buddha	1
Metteyya	1
Miroku Bosatsu	1
Miroku Bosatsu (Maitreya)	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Bodhisattva ⓘ Future Buddha ⓘ
associatedConcept	Coming of a future Buddha ⓘ Restoration of the true dharma ⓘ
associatedPractice	Devotional prayers for his future coming ⓘ Meditation on loving-kindness ⓘ
associatedWith	Buddhist eschatology ⓘ Millenarian movements in some historical periods ⓘ
awaits	Time to descend to Earth ⓘ
cosmicLocation	Currently a bodhisattva in Tusita Heaven awaiting rebirth ⓘ
cultDevelopedBy	Early centuries of the Common Era ⓘ
depictedIn	Buddhist art ⓘ surface form: Central Asian Buddhist art Chinese Buddhist art ⓘ Japanese Buddhist art ⓘ Korean Buddhist art ⓘ Tibetan Buddhist art ⓘ
eschatologicalRole	Inaugurates a new golden age of dharma ⓘ
hasInfluenced	Buddhist messianic expectations ⓘ Syncretic religious movements in East Asia ⓘ
hasTempleDedicated	Maitreya temples and halls in East Asia ⓘ
iconography	Depicted as a bodhisattva wearing princely ornaments ⓘ Often depicted seated on a throne ⓘ Sometimes shown with feet on the ground or pendant ⓘ
knownAs	Maitreya ⓘ surface form: Metteyya
languageForm	Metteyya is the Pali form of the name ⓘ
mentionedIn	Tripitaka ⓘ surface form: Pali Canon Sanskrit Buddhist texts ⓘ
nameDerivedFrom	Sanskrit word maitri (loving-kindness) ⓘ
prophesiedTo	Achieve complete enlightenment ⓘ Appear on Earth in the future ⓘ Teach the pure dharma ⓘ
religion	Buddhism ⓘ
residesIn	Tusita Heaven ⓘ
roleInTradition	Future Buddha who will appear on Earth ⓘ
successorOf	Shakyamuni Buddha ⓘ surface form: Gautama Buddha
symbolizes	Future spiritual renewal ⓘ Loving-kindness ⓘ
title	Ajita in some texts ⓘ Bodhisattva of the Future ⓘ
veneratedIn	Mahayana ⓘ surface form: Mahayana Buddhism Theravada ⓘ surface form: Theravada Buddhism Vajrayana ⓘ surface form: Vajrayana Buddhism
willAppearWhen	Teachings of Gautama Buddha have largely vanished ⓘ
willAttain	Supreme Buddhahood on Earth ⓘ
willBe	Next Buddha of this world age ⓘ
willBeBornAs	Human being in the future ⓘ
willTeach	Pure dharma after it has disappeared ⓘ
worshipForm	Devotional cults in various Buddhist regions ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Guiyuan Temple → hasDeity → Maitreya ⓘ

Longhua Temple → dedicatedTo → Maitreya ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maitreya Buddha

Maitreya → knownAs → Maitreya ⓘ

this entity surface form: Metteyya

Chinese Buddhism → hasDeity → Maitreya ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maitreya Buddha

Korean Buddhism → veneratedFigure → Maitreya ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maitreya (Mireuk Bosal)

Miidera (Onjō-ji) → hasDeity → Maitreya ⓘ

this entity surface form: Miroku Bosatsu (Maitreya)

Yogācāra → associatedPhilosopher → Maitreya ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maitreya-nātha

East Asian Buddhism → veneratedDeity → Maitreya ⓘ

Diskit Monastery → primaryDeity → Maitreya ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maitreya Buddha

Tusita Heaven → associatedWith → Maitreya ⓘ

Tusita Heaven → notableInhabitant → Maitreya ⓘ

Tusita Heaven → relatedConcept → Maitreya ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maitreya’s descent as future Buddha

Thiksey Monastery → hasStatue → Maitreya ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maitreya Buddha

Temple 37: Iwamotoji → hasMainDeity → Maitreya ⓘ

this entity surface form: Miroku Bosatsu