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Maitreya or Metteyya , is a bodhisattva who is regarded as the future Buddha of this world in all schools of Buddhism, prophesied to become Maitreya Buddha or Metteyya Buddha. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In some Buddhist literature , such as the Amitabha Sutra and the Lotus Sutra , he is also referred to as Ajitā (Invincible, Unconquerable).
In Theosophy, Maitreya or Lord Maitreya is an advanced spiritual entity and high-ranking member of a reputed hidden spiritual hierarchy, the Masters of the Ancient Wisdom. According to Theosophical doctrine , one of the hierarchy's functions is to oversee the evolution of humankind; in concert with this function, Maitreya is said to hold the ...
Ketumati (Ch'ih-t'ou) [1] is a legendary place in some Buddhist traditions viewed as the earthly paradise of the prophesied figure called Maitreya, who is the future Buddha. [2] Devotees of Maitreya believe that the kingdom is a pure land where Maitreya and his future parents will preside upon his descent from the Tusita Heaven to Earth. [1]
Maitreya-nātha (c. 270–350 CE) is a name whose use was pioneered by Buddhist scholars Erich Frauwallner, Giuseppe Tucci, and Hakuju Ui to distinguish one of the three founders of the Yogācāra school of Buddhist philosophy, along with Asanga and Vasubandhu. [1]
Translations of Mettā; English: Loving-kindness, benevolence: Sanskrit: मैत्री (IAST: maitrī)Pali: mettā: Burmese: မေတ္တာ (MLCTS: mjɪʔ ...
Maitreya (Sanskrit: मैत्रेय) (sometimes written Mythreya) was a sage or Maharishi in the Mahabharata. His descendants are Maitreya or Moitra or Maitra or Maitreya Maharishi gotra Brahmins .
Maitreya is the future Buddha in Buddhist eschatology. Maitreya may also refer to: Maitreya (Mahābhārata), a sage in the Indian epic Mahabharata; Maitreya (Share International), an organization that has stated Maitreya has been living in London, England since the 1970s; Maitreya (Theosophy), a member of the Theosophical "Masters of the ...
The Maitreya teachings or Maitreyanism (Chinese: 弥勒教; pinyin: Mílèjiào; lit. 'Maitreya teachings'), also called Mile teachings, refers to the beliefs related to Maitreya (彌勒 Mílè in Chinese) practiced in China together with Buddhism and Manichaeism, [1] and were developed in different ways both in the Chinese Buddhist schools and in the sect salvationist traditions of Chinese ...