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Maitreya

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/ miˈtreːjə /

noun

  1. the future Buddha

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Maitreya

Sanskrit

Example Sentences

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Terence Trent D'Arby's hits are now credited to Sananda Maitreya, the name he chose in 2001; while Eurythmics now insist on the awkward billing of "Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart".

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2023

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

From Salon • May 22, 2021

Not that his rebirth as Maitreya has created a benign version of D’Arby.

From The Guardian • Oct. 5, 2017

After the album stalled, the singer was dropped by his record label and changed his name to Sanada Maitreya.

From BBC • Jul. 20, 2015

An Chou, the second of these princes, died in 480 and his fame survives because nine years after his death a temple to Maitreya was dedicated in his honour with a long inscription in Chinese.

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Eliot, Charles, Sir