MAITREYA BUDDHA,MAITREYA BUDDHA TEMPLE, TINGMOSGANG, LADAKH, JAMMU & KASHMIR, INDIA

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Maitreya (Sanskrit), Metteyya (Pali), is regarded as a future Buddha of this world in Buddhist eschatology. According to Buddhist tradition, Maitreya is a bodhisattva who will appear on Earth in the future, achieve complete enlightenment, and teach the pure dharma. According to scriptures, Maitreya will be a successor to the present Buddha, Gautama Buddha (also known as Śākyamuni Buddha).The prophecy of the arrival of Maitreya refers to a time in the future when the dharma will have been forgotten by most on the terrestrial world.

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Location: TINGMOSGANG, LADAKH, JAMMU & KASHMIR, INDIA
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