An example is the stone sculpture found in the Qingzhou cache dedicated to Maitreya in 529 CE as recorded in the inscription (currently in the Qingzhou Museum, Shandong). indicating both that the distinction between the two had not yet been drawn and that their respective iconographies had not yet been firmly set". In 4th to 6th-century China, "Buddhist artisans used the names Shakyamuni and Maitreya interchangeably. In the Greco-Buddhist art of Gandhara, in the first centuries CE in northern India, Maitreya was the most popular figure to be represented along with Gautama Buddha (often called Śākyamuni "sage of the Shakya"). This leads scholar Richard Gombrich to conclude that either the whole sutta is apocryphal or that it has at least been tampered with. Most of the Buddha's sermons are presented as having been presented in answer to a question, or in some other appropriate context, but this sutta has a beginning and ending in which the Buddha is talking to monks about something totally different. The Pali form Metteyya is mentioned in the Cakkavatti-Sīhanāda Sutta ( Digha Nikaya 26) of the Pāli Canon, and also in chapter 28 of the Buddhavamsa. The name Maitreya is derived from the Sanskrit word maitrī "friendship", which is in turn derived from the noun mitra "friend". 9.1 Pre-Maitreyan Buddhist messianic rebellions.7 Nichiren Buddhism and Maitreya as metaphor.5 Activity of Maitreya in the current age.Maitreya has also been employed in a millenarian role by many non-Buddhist religions in the past, such as Theosophy, the White Lotus, as well as by modern new religious movements, such as Yiguandao. Maitreya is the earliest bodhisattva around whom a cult developed and is mentioned in scriptures from the 3rd century CE. Maitreya, in Buddhist tradition, presently resides in Tushita heaven. The arrival of Maitreya is prophesied to occur during an era when the teachings of Gautama Buddha have been forgotten by most of the terrestrial world. According to scriptures, Maitreya's teachings will be similar to those of Gautama Buddha (also known as Śākyamuni Buddha). Despite many individuals and religious leaders claiming to be Maitreya throughout history, all Buddhists firmly agree that these were false claims.Īccording to Buddhist tradition, Maitreya is a bodhisattva who is prophesied to appear on Earth, achieve complete Enlightenment, and teach the Dharma. In some Buddhist literature, such as the Amitabha Sutra and the Lotus Sutra, the being is referred to as Ajita. In all branches of Buddhism, Maitreya is viewed as the direct successor of Gautama Buddha. As the 5th and final Buddha of our times, Maitreya's goal would be to reinstate the Dharma. Maitreya ( Sanskrit: मैत्रेय) or Metteyya ( Pali: मेत्तेय्य), also Maitreya Buddha or Metteyya Buddha, is regarded as the future Buddha of this world in Buddhist eschatology.
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