Maitreya
future Buddha in Buddhist eschatology
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Summary
Maitreya is a Bodhisattva[1]. He ranks in the top 4% of bodhisattva entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,829 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Sex or gender: male[3]
- Instance of: Buddha[4], literary character[5]
- Part of: Eight Great Bodhisattvas[6], Maitreya Triad[7]
- Commons category: Maitreya[8]
- Said to be the same as: Mi-le-fo[9], Maitreya-nātha[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Maitreya[11]
- Honorific suffix: nyorai[12]
- From narrative universe: Journey to the West universe[13]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14], New International Encyclopedia[15]
- Replaces: The Buddha[16]
- Present in work: Journey to the West[17]
- Native label: मैत्रेय[18], 𑖦𑖹𑖝𑖿𑖨𑖸𑖧[19], मेत्तेय्य[20], 彌勒[21], 弥勒[22], 미륵[23], මෛත්රී[24], བྱམས་པ་[25], Di lặc[26], မေတ္တေယျ[27], เมตไตรย[28]
- Different from: Maitri[29], maitrī[30], Maitri Pune[31], Maitri (Hinduism)[32], Q132086771[33], Maithri[34]
- Domain of saint or deity: charity[35]
- Birthday: Lunar/Lunisolar New Year's Day[36]
- Iconographic symbol: dharmacakra[37], kuṇḍikā[38], stupa[39], Nelumbo nucifera[40]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Maitreya include Jison-in Temple[41], a Buddhist temple[42], in Japan[43], founded in 0816[44].
Why It Matters
Maitreya has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] He is known by 103 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]
Entities named for him include Jison-in Temple[41], a Buddhist temple[42], in Japan[43], founded in 0816[44].