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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).
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 ...
The story of Mahākāśyapa awaiting Maitreya Buddha had an important impact in Japan, up until early modern times. Jikigyō (1671–c.1724), the leader of a chiliastic religious movement, locked himself in his monastic cell to starve to death, and have his mummified corpse meet with Maitreya Buddha in the future. [184]
According to scriptures, Maitreya will be a successor of the historic Śākyamuni Buddha, the founder of Buddhism. The prophecy of the arrival of Maitreya is found in the canonical literature of all Buddhist sects [ citation needed ] ( Theravāda , Mahāyāna , Vajrayāna ) and is accepted by most Buddhists as a statement about an actual event ...
The class of texts called "Tathāgatagarbha sūtras" teach the important Mahāyāna doctrine of Tathāgatagarbha, (Tathāgata-embryo, Tathāgata-womb, Inner Tathāgata, also known as Sugatagarbha) and Buddha-dhatu (Buddha nature, Buddha source, Buddha element). According to Williams, this doctrine states that all beings "have a Tathāgata [i.e ...
The cult of the book theory, defended by Gregory Schopen, ... Prajñaparamita and Scenes from the Buddha's Life (top), Maitreya and Scenes from the Buddha's Life ...
The Cult: “Publicly, my cult is just a fun cardio funk Zumba-style workout dance class led by a woman who loves to dance. Behind the scenes, we worship the instructor. Behind the scenes, we ...
Cham dance during Dosmoche festival 2018 at Leh Palace. There are indications that Indian Buddhists developed edifying dramas, perhaps with musical accompaniment. Aśvaghoṣa is known to have written a Buddhist drama, the Sariputra-Prakarana, which only survives in fragments. [58] It is the oldest dramatic work of Sanskrit literature yet ...