Item: Maitreya (Bodhisattva & Buddhist Deity) - Buddha

Tibetan: རྒྱལ་བ་བྱམས་པ། Chinese: 弥勒佛

(item no. 30577)

Origin Location	Tibet
Date Range	1400 - 1499
Lineages	Buddhist
Material	Metal, Copper Inlay, Painted Face/Hair, Precious Stone, Stone Inset: Coral
Collection	Private

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Buddha

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Maitreya (Tibetan: cham pa, English: Love), the bodhisattva of loving kindness and the coming Buddha of the future eon - currently residing in the Tushita heaven.

"With the fire of great love burning the fuel of anger, the light of pristine awareness removes the darkness of ignorance; heir to the Conqueror's Dharma, upcoming leader of beings; to the one residing in Tushita, I bow." (Sakya liturgical verse).

Jeff Watt 2-2014