is the future Buddha in Buddhist eschatology.
may also refer to:
Maitreya (Mahābhārata), a sage in the Indian epic Mahabharata Maitreya (Share International), an organization that has stated Maitreya has been living in London, England since the 1970s Maitreya (Theosophy), a member of the Theosophical "Masters of the Ancient Wisdom" Maitreya-nātha, the reputed co-author of a number of Yogacara Buddhist treatises Maitreya Great Tao, a Yiguandao splinter sect founded by Wang Hao-te Maitreya teachings, a set of beliefs that developed in China as early as the 6th century CE Maitreya Upanishad, one of the minor scriptures of Hinduism Akshay Kumar Maitreya, Indian historian and social worker Arya Maitreya Mandala, a Tibetan Buddhism Order founded by Anagarika Govinda Balangoda Ananda Maitreya Thero, a Sri Lankan monk and scholar Buddha Maitreya (sculpture), a Chinese statue from the 5th century CE Sananda Maitreya (fka Terence Trent D'Arby), an American singer-songwriter
See also
Maitreyi (disambiguation) Maitreya Festival, electronic dance music festival with an alternative-lifestyle focus, held annually in Australia since 2008 Maitreya Project, international organization originally set up to construct a 500ft-high statue of Maitreya Buddha Gilt-bronze Maitreya in Meditation (disambiguation), Buddhist sculptures designated Korean National Treasures Maha Vihara Maitreya, one of the largest Buddhist temples in Indonesia Paradise of Maitreya, dry fresco painting by Zhu Haogu, created during the Yuan Dynasty Benjamin Creme, Scottish author who promoted an interpretation of Maitreya