Maitreya
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Maitreya is the future Buddha in Buddhist tradition, prophesied to appear on Earth, achieve complete enlightenment, and teach the pure dharma.
Aliases (2)
- Maitreya Buddha ×1
- Metteyya ×1
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Bodhisattva
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Future Buddha → |
| associatedConcept |
Coming of a future Buddha
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Restoration of the true dharma → |
| associatedPractice |
Devotional prayers for his future coming
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Meditation on loving-kindness → |
| associatedWith |
Buddhist eschatology
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Millenarian movements in some historical periods → |
| awaits |
Time to descend to Earth
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| cosmicLocation |
Currently a bodhisattva in Tusita Heaven awaiting rebirth
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| cultDevelopedBy |
Early centuries of the Common Era
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| depictedIn |
Central Asian Buddhist art
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Chinese Buddhist art → Japanese Buddhist art → Korean Buddhist art → Tibetan Buddhist art → |
| eschatologicalRole |
Inaugurates a new golden age of dharma
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| hasInfluenced |
Buddhist messianic expectations
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Syncretic religious movements in East Asia → |
| hasTempleDedicated |
Maitreya temples and halls in East Asia
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| iconography |
Depicted as a bodhisattva wearing princely ornaments
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Often depicted seated on a throne → Sometimes shown with feet on the ground or pendant → |
| knownAs |
Metteyya
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| languageForm |
Metteyya is the Pali form of the name
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| mentionedIn |
Pali Canon
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Sanskrit Buddhist texts → |
| nameDerivedFrom |
Sanskrit word maitri (loving-kindness)
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| prophesiedTo |
Achieve complete enlightenment
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Appear on Earth in the future → Teach the pure dharma → |
| religion |
Buddhism
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| residesIn |
Tusita Heaven
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| roleInTradition |
Future Buddha who will appear on Earth
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| successorOf |
Gautama Buddha
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| symbolizes |
Future spiritual renewal
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Loving-kindness → |
| title |
Ajita in some texts
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Bodhisattva of the Future → |
| veneratedIn |
Mahayana Buddhism
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Theravada Buddhism → Vajrayana Buddhism → |
| willAppearWhen |
Teachings of Gautama Buddha have largely vanished
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| willAttain |
Supreme Buddhahood on Earth
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| willBe |
Next Buddha of this world age
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| willBeBornAs |
Human being in the future
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| willTeach |
Pure dharma after it has disappeared
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| worshipForm |
Devotional cults in various Buddhist regions
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Longhua Temple
("Maitreya Buddha")
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Guiyuan Temple
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hasDeity |
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Maitreya
("Metteyya")
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knownAs |