Maitreya

/ miˈtreːjə /

noun

1. the future Buddha

Word History and Origins

Origin of Maitreya¹

Sanskrit

Example Sentences

The first instrument Maitreya played was the drums at age two, moving on to keyboards by six and acoustic guitar at eight.

From Salon

While Maitreya wrote the words, they came after a long email exchange with Chater about his journey through addiction and disease, and the ideas the album would be exploring.

From BBC

This sacred Buddhist temple complex on the banks of the Indus River is unique for its art, which includes frescos, wood carvings and a 17-foot-high painted statue of a four-armed Bodhisattva Maitreya.

From Washington Post

He believed the Maitreya, also known as the “World Teacher” and “Head of our Spiritual Hierarchy,” would bring peace, equality and justice to the world.

From New York Times

Proclaiming herself an incarnation of the Maitreya Buddha, she shored up her power by imprisoning members of the Tang imperial line and had many political opponents exiled or killed.

From The New Yorker