Maitreya Buddha
Maitreya Buddha (Tibetan Image)
Sanskrit Name
Sanskrit	Maitreya
Pāli Name
Pāli	Metteyya
Chinese Name
Hanyu Pinyin	Mí Lè Fó
Wade-Giles	Mi Le Fo
Chinese characters	彌勒佛
Japanese Name
Romaji	Miroku
Kanji	弥勒

In Buddhism, Maitreya Buddha is the future Buddha.

Maitreya is a bodhisattva who Buddhists believe will eventually appear on earth, achieve complete enlightenment, and teach the pure dharma. Maitreya is comparable to second coming prophecies in other religions, such as the coming of Kalki, the final avatar of Vishnu, in Hinduism, the return of Jesus in Christianity, or of Saoshyant in Zoroastrianism.

Maitreya is typically depicted sitting on an altar with both feet on the ground, indicating that he has not yet completed ascending his throne.

See also

• Leshan Giant Buddha
• List of Buddhist topics
• Messiah

External link

• The Coming Buddha (Ariya Metteyya), Research Papers by Sayagyi U Chit Tin (http://www.ubakhin.com/uchittin/arimet/INTRODUC.html)
• Mission of Maitreya, Eternal Divine Path (http://www.maitreya.org)