Buddhahood
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In Buddhism, Buddha is a title for those who are spiritually awake or enlightened, and have thus attained the supreme goal of Buddhism, variously described as awakening or enlightenment, Nirvāṇa, and
Buddha Śākyamuni, in Greco-Buddhist style, c. 1st–2nd century CE, Gandhara
A painting of the primordial Buddha, Vajradhāra, of Tibetan Buddhism
A classic Sukhothai-style Buddha statue
Buddha statue on the upper floor of Ajanta Cave No. 6. These caves are associated with the Mahāsāṃghika school.
Maitreya
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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. In some Buddhist literatur
Buddhahood
…such as the other human Buddhas who achieved enlightenment before Gautama; members of the Five Buddha Families such as Amitābha; and the bodhisattva Maitreya, known as the "Buddha of the future who will attain awakening at a future time." In Theravāda Buddhism, a Buddha is commonly understood as a being with…
Greco-Buddhist statue of Maitreya, Gandhara, c. 3rd century
Schist Greco-Buddhist statue of Maitreya, Gandhara, c. 3rd century
11th century Maitreya, Bihar, India
Nepalese Maitreya sculpture, c. 11th century