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Maitreya
the Buddha expected to come in the future as the fifth and last of the earthly Buddhas; he is believed to reside in the Tushita heaven until then (about 30,000 years from now); the cult of Maitreya is widespread in Tibetan Buddhism.
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Buddhist Glossary INDEX:List of Terms: Terms beginning with "A", Page 1 |
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