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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 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 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.
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 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]
[11] [12] This allegorical depiction of his multiple arms is regarded to indicate his functions of creation and destruction. [13] Parvati is described as four-handed, holding a noose and a goad, and the other two hands portraying the abhaya mudra and the varada mudra in the Shiva Purana. [14]
The Sutra on Maitreya's Past Lives, written by Kaikei in 1189 found within the cavity of the Boston Miroku [8]. The sculpture was verified as the earliest work many thanks to the signature found at the bottom of the statue, which in the years following the Genpei War, the sculpture studios sought to credit their authorship, as such Kaikei's signature was accompanied by kōshō ("skillful ...
(an alternate spelling for "Maitreya") then listing several matched traits that Hubbard claimed were predicted in the "Metteya Legend" (another alternate spelling for "Maitreya") such as coming from the West, having golden hair or red hair (Hubbard was red-haired), and showing up in a time of world peril (this poem was written during the Cold ...