Encyclopedia > Maitreya

Article Content

Maitreya

Maitreya (Sanskrit, Metteyya Pali), known as the the future Buddha. Recognized in Buddhism.

A Bodhisattva, currently residing in the Tusita deva realm, who will attain Awakening in the best of conditions when the dispensed Dharma of Gautama Buddha becomes corrupted or lost.

See: Buddha

All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License

Search Encyclopedia

Search over one million articles, find something about almost anything!

Featured Article

Dynabee

... until one finds the "rolling" point, but the gyro will also be accelerated to a smaller extent by the slipping friction. The device is covered by US patents ...