Buddha Maitreya – the future Buddha Who is this? Buddha Maitreya is the future Buddha. In Buddhism there are 5 “earthly” Buddhas, each associated with one of the 5 ages (Kala) of the world. Buddha Shakyamuni is the earthly Buddha of the fourth and present age. Buddha Maitreya is the final earthly Buddha, expected to appear during the 5th Kala. In his function as great teacher of mankind, he will supposedly lead humanity back to Buddhism. How can I tell? Maitreya is easy recognizable by his postu

A Brief History of Maitreya Buddha. Countless eons ago, having made many offerings, Maitreya took bodhisattva vows from the tathagata Great Power in front of many other buddhas.11 From that moment on he has led countless sentient beings to enlightenment, guiding them along the path of the three higher trainings of discipline, concentration and wisdom by means of the three vehicles: Shravakayana, Pratyekabuddhayana and Mahayana. While practicing as a bodhisattva he specialized in the meditation o