HyperDic: maitreya

English > 1 sense of the word Maitreya:
NOUNperson Maitreyathe Bodhisattva who is to appear as a Buddha 5000 years after the death of Gautama
English > Maitreya: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningThe Bodhisattva who is to appear as a Buddha 5000 years after the death of Gautama.
Instance ofBodhisattva, BoddhisatvaBuddhist worthy of nirvana who postpones it to help others

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