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The Buddha Maitreya is a statue of Maitreya dated to 5th century China. Made from gilt bronze, the state is the largest early gilt-bronze Chinese sculpture.
The Maitreya Project, building a huge statue of Maitreya in Kushinagar, India Archived 2012-04-09 at the Wayback Machine; April 2010 Smithsonian Magazine Article Archived 2013-12-30 at the Wayback Machine; About the Future Buddha Ariya Ajita Metteyya; The Story of the Coming Buddha: Ariya Metteyya; The Jonang Dharma on Maitreya "Maitreya" .
The Gilt-bronze Maitreya in Meditation is a gilt-bronze statue of Maitreya seated in meditation and is one of the best known and most highly regarded Korean Buddhist sculptures. [1] Now part of the collection of the National Museum of Korea, it was designated as the 78th national treasure of Korea. [2] The statue is 83.2 centimeters in height.
The Gilt-bronze Maitreya in Meditation is a gilt-bronze statue of what is believed to be the Maitreya, the future Buddha, in a semi-seated contemplative pose. It is commonly referred to as the Contemplative Bodhisattva, Pensive Bodhisattva, or Gilt-Bronze Seated Maitreya in English. In Korean it is frequently referred to as pan'gasayusang.
Budai [a] is a nickname given to the historical Chinese monk Qieci (Chinese: 契此; pinyin: qiècǐ) in the Later Liang Dynasty, who is often identified with and venerated as the future or Maitreya Buddha in Chan Buddhism and Buddhist scripture.
Mulbekh Monastery or Mulbekh Gompa, at 11,495 ft from sea level and 656 ft uphill from road level, consists of a 9 m (30 ft) tall Maitreya Buddha statue, 1400 CE kharosti language edicts on the hill, and two 800-year-old gompas: Serdung gompa of Drukpa lineage and Rgaldan-se gompa of Gelugpa lineage of Buddhism.
The statue is believed to be a representation of the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva of Mercy, although it is popularly known as Maitreya. The statue is over 18 meters tall and took over 30 years to complete. [48] [49] The statue is valuable because it demonstrates developments unique to Chungcheong-do and Gyeonggi-do. [48]
Located in the east part of the mountain, the Maitreya Garden was built in 2000 with Japanese Corporate Myokoen as a China-Japan Friendship Garden. [8] The garden covers 30 thousand square meters, including the Maitreya statue, Sakura garden, and some other affiliated structures, which is a blend of Chinese and Japanese styles of garden ...