Names
Sanskrit:	मैत्रेय (Maitreya)
Pāli:	मैत्तेय (Metteyya)
Chinese Name:	彌勒菩薩 (Mí Lè Pú Sa)
Japanese Name:	弥勒菩薩 (Miroku Bosatsu)
Vietnamese Name:	Di-lặc Bồ Tát
Tibetan Name:	Byams-pa
Korean Name:	미륵보살 (Mi Rug Bo Sal)
Thai Name:	ศรีอรายะ (Sriaraya)

Maitreya Bodhisattva (Sanskrit), Metteyya Bodhisatta (Pāli), or Miroku Bosatsu (Japanese, kanji 弥勒) is the future Buddha in Buddhist eschatology. Maitreya is a bodhisattva who some Buddhists believe will eventually appear on earth, achieve complete enlightenment, and teach the pure dharma. Maitreya Bodhisattva will be the successor of the historic Śākyamuni Buddha. He is predicted to be a “world-ruler,” uniting those who he rules over. The prophecy of the arrival of Maitreya is found in the canonical literature of all Buddhist sects (Theravāda, Mahāyāna, Tantrayana, Navayana, Purnayana, Triyana and Vajrayāna) and is accepted by most Buddhists as a statement about an actual event that will take place in the distant future.

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One of the earliest mention of Maitreya is a Sanskrit text, the Maitreyavyākaraṇa (The Prophecy of Maitreya), stating that Gods, men and other beings will worship Maitreya and:

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<trans> When Buddhaghosa wrote his Visuddhimagga, it is said that ppl admired him as maitreya, like he's done God's work . But ..

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