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
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
Bodhisattva
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In Buddhism, a bodhisattva is a person who has attained, or is striving towards, bodhi or Buddhahood. Often, the term specifically refers to a person who forgoes or delays personal nirvana or bodhi in
Maitreya
…Maitreya (Sanskrit) or Metteyya (Pali) 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…
A 9th-century relief depicting Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva, from the Candi Plaosan temple located in Central Java, Indonesia
Probable early image of a bodhisattva (Bimaran casket, 50 CE)
Gandharan relief depicting the bodhisattva (future Gautama Buddha) taking a vow at the foot of Dipankara Buddha, Art Institute of Chicago
6th century painting of Maitreya, Kizil Caves, Cave 224