Maitreya

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/məˈtɹaɪ.ə/

proper noun

A bodhisattva who is considered to be a future Buddha.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. BuddhismA bodhisattva who is considered to be a future Buddha.

    This is the significance of Maitreya's causal body, the abundant life of the Universal Christ.

    2006, Elizabeth Clare Prophet, Maitreya on Initiation: The Coming Buddha Who Has Come, page 10
  2. HinduismA sage of ancient India.

Origin

Transliteration of Sanskrit मैत्रेय (maitreya, “friendly, benevolent”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 彌勒菩薩 /弥勒菩萨, 彌勒佛 /弥勒佛
  • 彌勒菩薩 /弥勒菩萨 (Mílè Púsà)bodhisattva
  • 彌勒佛 /弥勒佛 (Mílè Fó)bodhisattva
Hindi मैत्रेय
  • मैत्रेय (maitrey)bodhisattva
Japanese 弥勒菩薩
  • 弥勒菩薩bodhisattva
Korean 미륵보살
  • 미륵보살 (mireukbosal)bodhisattva
Punjabi ਮੈਤਰਿਆ
  • ਮੈਤਰਿਆ (maitriā)bodhisattva
Russian Майтре́я
  • Майтре́я (Majtréja)bodhisattva
Tamil மைத்திரேயர்
  • மைத்திரேயர் (maittirēyar)bodhisattva
Thai พระศรีอริยเมตไตรย
  • พระศรีอริยเมตไตรย (à-rí-yá-mêet-dtrai)bodhisattva
Vietnamese Di-lặc, Di Lặc Bồ Tát
  • Di-lặcbodhisattva
  • Di Lặc Bồ Tátbodhisattva

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Maitreya

viamariamayaplayaIsaiahJeremiahmessiahGaiaZechariahObadiahZephaniahJosiahpapayaShiaPraiaMaiahiyapariahthaliaHezekiahjambalayaPhthiaIphigeniastria
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Cite this entry
APA

Maitreya. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maitreya

MLA

“Maitreya.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maitreya. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Maitreya,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maitreya.

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