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I would like to remove the last link on this page. It has little to do with Maitreya as a Buddhist concept and more to do with what appears to be a faction...to put it nicely. Any thoughts? Iluvchineselit 04:54, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)
It appears that Maitreya (Miroku) has been claimed to be (appropriated as?) equivalent to or derived from, in the historical sense, the christian messiah. It may be good to put this in somewhere, if there's anyone knowledgeable enough to do it properly. The reference in comparative-religion studies would be to E.A. Gordon, late 19th c. But I don't know enough to take it any further.
This page should not redirect to Buddhist eschatology, the Maitreya is the Buddhist Messiah. An independent Buddhist eschatology page would be desirable. freestylefrappe 20:12, July 11, 2005 (UTC)
I agree that it is strange that this redirects here. But I wouldn't even call Maitreya a messiah. He is simply the next Buddha in a line of potential infinites...just as others came before Shakyamuni. Iluvchineselit 23:16, 12 July 2005 (UTC)
The article states that Maitreya is comparable to second coming prophecies in other religions, such as: * The enthronement of the final Pope, Peter the Roman in Roman Catholicism. This might lead to the conclusion, that this is part of catholic doctrine, but this is not the case. The Catholic Church doesn't recognize this prophecy, it is rather obscure and not believed by many. Gugganij 20:50, 22 July 2005 (UTC)
Buddhism and Catholicism have nothing in common. :) Salotera ( talk) 03:11, 12 June 2023 (UTC)
According to what I've been taught, Gautama Buddha ("the" Buddha, if you will) was the third Buddha in this eon, and Maitreya will be the fourth. However, in this article, Maitreya is cited as the "second Buddha." Googling around online, however, I found a reference to Gautama Buddha being the fourth, which would make Maitreya the fifth? http://buddhism.kalachakranet.org/buddha.html Anyone know for sure so that this article can be updated?? Unsigned comment by Seandc
From my readings, Gautama Buddha is the fourth Buddha in this aeon. The names of the Buddha in this aeon/kappas are:
1)Kakusandha 2)Konagamana 3)Kassapa 4)Gautama 5)Maitreya
There will only be 5 Buddhas in this bhadda kappas (auspicious aeon).
Theravada does recognize a lot of Buddhas, but only 5 in thsi aeon. Mahayana recognizes far more. Peter jackson 11:05, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
In my understanding of Tibetan Buddhist tradition, Nyingma, Kagyu and Sakya, Shakyamuni Buddha is the fourth of the thousand buddhas of the Good Kalpa (bhadrakalpa), following Krakucchanda, Kanakamuni and Kashyapa. The fifth will be Maitreya. Theravadin tradition has already been referred to and of of course may contain different traditions. (DH)
Many people believe that Maitreya is known by many different names, and that he has been prophesied by all the major world religions as one whom they expect to appear on the world stage.
According to the teachings of Alice A. Bailey and Benjamin Creme (with Share International), this one person is also known as Krishna, the Kalki Avatar, the Iman Mahdi, the World Teacher, the Master of all the Masters and the teacher of men.
Gautama Buddha anticipated Maitreya and said the following about him:
"Now in those days, brethren, there shall arise in the world an Exalted One by name Maitreya Buddha (the Kindly One): a samyaksambuddha, the Yamantaka, a tathagata and Fully Enlightened One, endowed with wisdom and righteousness: the World-Knower, the Peerless Charioteer of men to be tamed, the teacher of mankind. He of his own abnormal powers shall realise and make known the world, and the worlds of the devas, with their 'maya', their Brahmas, the host of recluses and brahmins, of devas and mankind alike, even as I do now. He shall proclaim the norm, lovely in its beginning, lovely in its middle, and lovely in the end thereof. He shall make known the wholly perfect life of righteousness in all its purity, both in the spirit and in the letter of it, even as I do now. He shall lead an order of brethren numbering many thousands." (Siddhartha Gautama in DIGHA NIKAYA)623
Most Buddhists familiar with the 'Digha Nikaya' take some strange translations of it quite literally and thus believe that Maitreya will appear at a time when females don't reach puberty until they're three or four hundred years old.
Both Creme and Bailey wrote that he would become known to everyone in the world and would guide mankind away from the miserable ways of the present, into the light of a new cosmic dance that should be characterised by camaraderie, justice, sharing and fun.
User:Max 5:45, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
With relation to the modern appearances of one who claims the title Maitreya, there is documentation available to verify his appearance: http://www.tagryggen.dk/show_article.php?num=12 Those who are connected with this teacher claim that he is essentially the 'great teacher' who has historically manifested as all of the great historical teachers. The names that he has chosen to be known by are more titles known by the respective followers of those religions. 23:34, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
I'm not quite sure that the other 'Second Comings' are really appropriate, so I cut them out. My feeling is that the belief that these are 'comperable' to Maitreya comes almost entirely from the beliefs of the Share International group, and should at least be identified as such. There is no particular strain of belief in Buddhism that equates Maitreya with any of these other entities, or claims similarity between them. Meanwhile, while there are some surface similarities between Maitreya and some of the other figures, there are also a great number of significant differences that are being ignored in saying that 'comperable'. There's nothing on the pages for Jesus or Mahdi or most of the others mentioned saying that they are comperable to Maitreya; there is mention of the comparison on the Kalki avatar page, but most of it is confined to a section discussing theosophical interpretations of Kalki. I think a better solution is to refer folks to general articles or categories on eschatology. -- Clay Collier 22:02, 23 October 2005 (UTC)
The following addition needs turning into English (I could do some of it, but some of it defeats me) and sourcing:
For the Navayana tradition, Maitreya was born on november 11, of 1956 at Montevideo, next to Shangrila City in Uruguay. (yau guru). At the Buddha Jayanti Year, commemorating 2500 years of Buddhism (1956), Dr.BR Ambedkar (1891-1956) become buddhist on 14th October 1956, when he renounced Hinduism and embraced Buddhism with over 400.000 others, who were mainly Harijans (low-caste Hindus). Sixth Buddhist Council held here in this cave in 1956.
-- Mel Etitis ( Μελ Ετητης) 18:37, 6 November 2005 (UTC)
Correction on june 2006---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mel Etis is wrong
Triyana, is part of the Navayana. Sangharakshita’s teaching at the western order of buddhism is triyana because he put the emphasised at the triyana approach. Navayana or new vehicule is not only Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar and His People and his dalit. On 14 October 1956, Ambedkar took the Three Refuges and Five Precepts from a Buddhist monk in the traditional manner and then, in turn, administered them to the 380,000 men, women, and children who had come to Nagpur in response to his call. After further conversion ceremonies in Nagpur and Chanda, Ambedkar returned to Delhi. A few weeks later he travelled to Kathmandu in Nepal for the fourth conference of the World Fellowship of Buddhists. After Ambedkar the navayana movement have several directions one is the non-sectarian vehicule. All the non-sectarian organisation are called navayana o ekayana. But also the Advaitayana Buddhism and the new advayana are part of this navayana as purnayana. Most of the buddhist organizations in the world are Navayana or Purnayana. is very important to nocut what we don`t know and other know better than us. Please not cut, before learn. Om namo Buddhaya
Vajrayana is the name of Tibetean Buddhism in Tantrayana, but for exemple Shingon is the name of Tatranyana tradition in Japan. Shingon like Tendia School is Tantrayana but not Vajrayana. Another importan is fact the The Mantra or Tantric School of China with the name of Mi-tsung or Chen-yen the Chinese version of Tantric Buddhism or Tantrayana, They are also Tantrayana but not Vajrayana. The followers of Tendai, Shingon in Japan and Mi-tsung or Chen-yen in China are more than the vajrayana followers. So Tantrayana is more than Vajrayana.
I've seen several names among the 'vehicles' accepting Maitreya that I have never encountered before:
Tantrayana I have seen before, but it's much less standard than the more widely used term Vajrayana. Google search reveals the following: Purnayana appears primarily on Portugese pages; don't speak that particular tongue, so can't comment on its validity. Triyana seems to be primarily a theosophist term. None of these three appear in the index of McMillian Encyclopedia of Buddhism or the Shambala Dictionary of Buddhism and Zen. Navayana was occasionally used by Dr. Ambedkar to refer to socially engaged Buddhism, but that's not traditionally a seperate category from Theravada and Mahayana; engaged Buddhists, in the Thich Nhat Hanh or neo-Buddhist mold, are typically members of one of those existing categories as well.
I've cut out these vehicles. I'm not sure that they are notable enough to warrant inclusion, or different enough from the existing categories in the case of navayana. -- Clay Collier 00:51, 14 November 2005 (UTC)
Correction on june 2006---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The point of Clay Collier is very worng and ignorante. Vajrayana is the name of Tibetean Buddhism in Tantrayana, but for exemple Shingon is the name of Tatranyana tradition in Japan. Shingon like Tendia School is Tantrayana but not Vajrayana. Another importan is fact the The Mantra or Tantric School of China with the name of Mi-tsung or Chen-yen the Chinese version of Tantric Buddhism or Tantrayana, They are also Tantrayana but not Vajrayana. The followers of Tendai, Shingon in Japan and Mi-tsung or Chen-yen in China are more than the vajrayana followers. So Tantrayana is more than Vajrayana.
Triyana, is part of the Navayana. Sangharakshita’s teaching at the western order of buddhism is triyana because he put the emphasised at the triyana approach. Navayana or new vehicule is not only Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar and His People and his dalit. On 14 October 1956, Ambedkar took the Three Refuges and Five Precepts from a Buddhist monk in the traditional manner and then, in turn, administered them to the 380,000 men, women, and children who had come to Nagpur in response to his call. After further conversion ceremonies in Nagpur and Chanda, Ambedkar returned to Delhi. A few weeks later he travelled to Kathmandu in Nepal for the fourth conference of the World Fellowship of Buddhists. After Ambedkar the navayana movement have several directions one is the non-sectarian vehicule. All the non-sectarian organisation are called navayana o ekayana. But also the Advaitayana Buddhism and the new advayana are part of this navayana as purnayana. Most of the buddhist organizations in the world are Navayana or Purnayana. is very important to nocut what we don`t know and other know better than us. Please not cut, before learn. Om namo Buddhaya
Hey, look people: An argument over these neo-Buddhist sects is not appropriate content for this page. If you want to create a page on them, cool — be bold, etc. But not here. And don't put editorial comments like Please not cut, before learn in the article for Pete's sake. Some people come here looking for information on Maitreya; that's what the article should contain. Tkinias 10:26, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
I'm not looking to rewrite the whole article (right now at least), but let me say there are a number of things in here that are either erroneous or completely made-up in addition to the article leaving out vital information. To pick one item that really bothered me: under the arrival of Maitreya, "Maitreya’s coming coincides with a new school of teaching to surpass that of the original Gautama Buddha." However, schools are a creation of men and not Buddhas -- Buddhas are all of equal enlightenment, and therefore the word of one Buddha is the word of all Buddhas. The missing information is that Maitreya is due to appear after the current Buddha Gautama's teachings have died out.
"In order for the world to realize the coming of Maitreya, a number of conditions must be fulfilled. Gifts should be given to Buddhist monks, moral precepts must be followed, and offerings must be made at shrines."
If Maitreya is going to appear after the Dharma is no longer being preached, then how could people give gifts to Buddhist monks? This makes no sense. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.56.92.182 ( talk • contribs) .
Buddhas are all of equal enlightenment...the word of one Buddha is the word of all Buddhas
a new school of teaching to surpass that of the original Gautama Buddha
I fact-tagged the statement about dispensationalists counting the letters to make 666. See dispensationalism talk page for comment on this. If anyone has a good reference for this point it would be appreciated, please add it. Or even a lead for where the statement could be found in a good source. Itsmejudith 09:21, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
"The writer Harry Walther records that the name Maitreya, spelled in all seven possible ways in the Hebrew alphabet, adds up to the number 666 (that of the Beast in the Book of Revelation) when traditional Jewish numerical values for letters are used. He claims that Maitreya is thus the name of the Antichrist."
I have never heard of this before. According to the Antichrist article, a great number of people from Jesus Christ to George W. Bush could be considered the Antichrist because the numerical value of their names equal 666. ( !Mi luchador nombre es amoladora de la carne y traigo el dolor! 22:06, 22 August 2006 (UTC))
Tabweaver 17 Oct 2006
L. Ron Hubbard, founder of Dianetics and Scientology, declared himself "Metteya" (Maitreya) in the 1955 poem Hymn of Asia.
I believe the above is incorrect. In my memory of a public reading of the poem, and at the website below, Hubbard asks "Am I Metteyya?". He does not AFAIK ever answer that question. How you may choose to answer that question depends on your attitude to things that LRH actually claimed. http://www.antisectes.net/hymn-of-asia.htm
A correct neutral wording is: L. Ron Hubbard, founder of Dianetics and Scientology, suggested himself as "Metteyya" (Maitreya) in his 1955 poem Hymn of Asia. (cuddlyable3) 84.210.139.189 19:07, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
Is "whom" correct here? I would write "Maitreya is a Bodhisattava who, some Buddhists believe, will eventually appear" or "Maitreya is a Bodhisattava whom some Buddhists believe to eventually appear". AxelBoldt 01:25, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
I know that many insist on "literal" interpretation but is room here for more "symbolic" ways of seeing this? Basically, a lot of Buddhist teachers of later schools used Maitreya in a way that leads to the thought that it's a metaphor for "the Buddha to come", so the potential Buddhahood for a certain / every person.
The same is valid for the ever repeated projected time for the turning of the dharma wheel etc. I think that a) the apparent contradiction within the scriptures and b) the rapidly increasing number espacially in Mahayana writings hint us to see this a "symbolic" figures.
Before I start phrasing this into something more elaborate and sourced I would prefer to know if it gets deleted instantly. 90.186.166.179 08:48, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
Can we have some proper images that are not damaged and not of Hotei on this page? I still haven't got the gist of editing articles heavily, so could someone please find some good images. Jmlee369 04:17, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
Is Milefu some sort of alternate Chinese transliteration? I've noticed that there is a red-link to it in the 'See Also' for some time, but I can't track down any reference to who or what Milefu is on the Internet- Google just yields a ton of Chinese-language resources, and my abilities only extend as far as Dim Sum. If so, it would be nice to add the translit to the box and maybe create a redirect. -- Clay Collier 06:40, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
To talk of Maitreya manifesting or similar wording is pure Mahayana.
In what sense does Mahayana regard Maitreya as the next Buddha? Tibetan tradition regards Nagarjuna as a Buddha, the Nyingmas I think say the same of Padmasambhava, Soka Gakkai of Nichiren, & most Mahayana schools recognize the possibility of Buddhahood in this life, which would seem to be pointless if the possibility is not actually realized by anyone. Peter jackson 11:11, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
The insertion of Bahai is irrelevent to this article and so has been taken out. Thamarih ( talk) 03:39, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
Bahais, kindly stop using this article for gratuitous self-promotion of your creed. Bahaism has no relevence to an article on the Maitreya notion in Buddism. Thamarih ( talk) 04:05, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
The Maitreya (as the article explains) is a notion specific to the Asian Buddhist Tradition. Whatever Bahais believe, which in their tradition is a post facto occurence, the mention of Bahaism is categorically not pertinent to this article and is a case of gratuitous Bahai self-promotion in an article not remotely relevent to them. It goes. Thamarih ( talk) 07:37, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
Bahai is not remotely relevent to an article on Maitreya, a concept intrinsic to the north Buddhist tradition which Bahai has absolutely nothing to do with it. You are using this and similar pages as as a self-advertisement/sectarian proselytization ('teaching') opportunity for your creed. And speaking of censorship, that is what you Bahais regularly do on your own pages to other people. Thamarih ( talk) 04:54, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
That the references to the Maitreya article are somewhat scanty does not justify your cheap attempt at proseltyzing your own creed on this and similar articles throughout wikipedia. Yes, your gratuitous attempt to take every opportunity to shove down your own cult narratives whilst attempts by you to systematically suppress all attempts by others such as myself to present balanced history and sources is telling indeed.
But while we're at it, pray tell, where in the original writings of your founder is the claim made to being the Maitreya figure of Buddhism? Where does Mirza Husayn 'Alu Nuri Baha'u'llah claim to be Maitreya? There is none. This is a post facto claim made by Bahais (beginning in print with Jamshid Fozdar) as a proseltyzation gimmick to propagate their creed amongst Asians from Buddhist backgrounds. It has no validity here. If you want to help make the references and sources for this article better, by all means do so. But Bahai has no relevence here. Thamarih ( talk) 05:32, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
What's wrong with including outside perspectives, as long as they're notable & clearly labelled? Isn't it perfectly normal WP practice? Peter jackson ( talk) 12:03, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
Because it has absolutely no direct relevence to this article.
The accusation of vandalism is unwarranted and is merely a threat to silence on behalf of the Bahais gratuitously hiding behind wikipedia regulations. No valid reasoning or argument has been given as to why Bahai is remotely relevent to this article. Bahai must be removed Thamarih ( talk) 00:57, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
Furthermore what I have done is part of the normal editing of articles and does not remotely fit the definition of vandalism. The Baha'is attempting to put their stamp on virtually every article of a religious nature throughout wikipedia fits a closer definition of what vandalism is, however. Thamarih ( talk) 01:00, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
Obviously you are tooting a horn for the Bahai editors here in an article they have absolutely no business getting a mention on. You can put a thousand vandalism tags on my page. I do not care! You have not answered the issue. Bahai is a non-Buddhist creed. To mention it in an article on Maitreya is to stretch credulity beyond reason. Since you are doing it with Bahai, why not mention every single New Age neo-Buddhist cult out there who has claimed its guru as the Maitreya? And if you did so, where would you stop? Obviously the Bahais are using wikipedia as a platform for propaganda advertising and proselytization of their cult. No justification as to why this piece remains has been given other than Ghostexorcist is biased towards the Bahai editors of wikipedia and will threaten those contributors who are out to expose the Bahai hypocrisy on wikipedia, especially on this article where a Bahai mention in unwarranted. The piece goes and it is not vandalism Thamarih ( talk) 11:10, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
You have not answered the issue. Bahai has no relevence to this article. It is NOT vandalism to point this out and act accordingly! Do what you must, I will do what I must, and the logs of the discussion and the biases animating some will remain for posterity. Have a nice day yourself - and be careful who you threaten Thamarih ( talk) 06:18, 11 April 2008 (UTC)
OK, I've had a look through this article and the Bahai faith issue since it was first brought up at WT:AIV and I have to agree with Clay Collier above. This information has been added to the article with verifiable 3rd party sources that demonstrate it's relevance to the article. Removal of this information without any rebuttal sources or at a minimum discussion on this talk page, citing verifiable sources other than personal opinion, is unacceptable. If anyone requires any help on how changes to this article maybe carried out, please do not hesitate to give me a shout, though I have watchlisted this article and will take necessary action should these steps not be followed. Could I please suggest to all editors that they discuss any further changes to the status quo with regards to the Bahai faith prior to any further edits, otherwise their edits maybe construde as disruptive with blocks ensuing to prevent further disruption. Khu kri 21:48, 11 April 2008 (UTC)
After reading through half the page of this section, two terms rings a bell in my head;
Mediation Cabal
[2] and
Conspiracy.
As long as the recently new religion "Bahai Faith" stays in the non-Buddhist perspective, they are mostly sound with WP's policy. As long as "claims" from the "Bahai Faith" does not occupy nor influence a significant portion of the article, it may not be deemed as an advert to the religion. 88.105.17.21 ( talk) 22:04, 15 August 2008 (UTC)
Most of the statements in the article about what will happen are unsourced, which makes it impossible to tell which particular Buddhist traditions they belong to. Peter jackson ( talk) 12:05, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
I remember Pali literature containing one of the sources of some of the prophecies. [3] The Anagata Vamsa link gives an example. 149.162.115.241 ( talk) 20:52, 4 December 2013 (UTC)
It seems to me that the part on Maitreya sects in China actually is wrongly placed on this page, and I would suggest we make a new page for them and link it on this page. rudy ( talk) 16:41, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
Can this be incorporated into the text? how best?
I have taken it from the following article [4], page 7.
Professional mixed martial arts fighter Dan Quinn has spent literally two years on youtube releasing videos claiming to be Maitreya, claiming he was 'sent from God' to 'end slavery on earth', and spread the word of the 'magical' properties of the sweetener Stevia - which he claims cures cancer, melts obesity from the body etc and will save the planet.
He is quite well known on all fight forums across the internet, and was quite a youtube sensation, having over 200,000 channel views before his original account was shut down etc. many of his videos have many thousands of views, despite having already been taken down many times. Perhaps some here do not think it noteworthy, but I feel it merits a small mention, as he has at least raised awareness of Maitreya in the most hilarious, insane way among fight fans! 91.107.136.144 ( talk) —Preceding undated comment added 04:36, 19 December 2009 (UTC).
Should the fact that this relationship between the Baha'i Faith and Maitreya is a noted experience in Vietnam be included in the article or not? See deleted content
here. I'm not saying what was deleted should be returned exactly as written. I'm certainly open to phrasing changes. But it seems to me on face value this content belongs here. For ease of reference the source is: Etter-Lewis, Gwendolyn (2006).
Lights of the Spirit: Historical Portraits of Black Bahá'ís in North America 1898-2000. Baha'i Publishing Trust. pp. 113–119.
ISBN
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help) - note especially the bottom of page 115 and top of 116 wherein Mr. Morgan attributes the "key" to the impact of the Faith in Vietnam (and Cambodia) to being the interpretation of Maitreya. It's fairly hard to find much information about the religion in Vietnam let alone Maitreya but this seems notable to me. I'll see if I can find more in the mean time.
Smkolins (
talk) 18:09, 6 January 2010 (UTC)
I have edited the citation info for reference #32. I am the author of that piece and wish to be credited as such; furthermore, the link to the website that carried the text of my article is now broken and appears to have a Trojan horse. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 169.229.123.25 ( talk) 20:14, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
Most of this article is identical with (copied from/or to?) an entry in Websters Online Dictionary. JimRenge ( talk) 16:55, 4 September 2013 (UTC)
The comic book series Supergod includes a character named Maitreya, based on this idea. Perhaps this should be included? ComicVine Reference 198.255.175.17 ( talk) 19:43, 24 January 2014 (UTC)
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Maybe this is just me, and I am certainly not the most informed person on Buddhism of any sort, but the section discussing Shinzen Young's interpretation of Maitreya feels off to me. It discusses Shinzen Young's qualifications more than seems necessary and doesn't seem fairly weighted compared to the rest of the article, given that it's only one person's interpretation. This is especially strange as the article includes nothing to point to why Young's interpretation is noteworthy in terms of other people agreeing or disagreeing with him. I'm especially suspicious because of the part that calls his book "heralded by academics and contemplatives alike."
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I would like to provide a historical source for the statement that "Maitreya will be 88 cubits (132 feet, 40 meters) tall and will live for 88,000 years. Like Maṅgala Buddha, his rays will make it difficult for people to distinguish between day and night. His teachings will preserve for the next 180,000 years.[20] In the commentary of Anāgatavamsa, his teaching will last for 360,000 years."
This information comes from the commentary on the Anāgatavaṃsa, the short recension of which I edited and translated. The edition of this text is available as a free PDF from the research institute that published the book:
Stuart, Daniel M. (2017). The Stream of Deathless Nectar: The Short Recension of the Amatarasadhārā of the Elder Upatissa, A Commentary on the Chronicle of the Future Buddha Metteyya, With a Historical Introduction (PDF). Bangkok and Lumbini: The Fragile Palm Leaves Foundation and The Lumbini International Research Institute. pp. 122 and 232. ISBN 9-788880-010951.
I added this citation previously, but it was removed because it was considered to be self promotion. I think it is reasonable and useful to provide readers with a key historical source on information about the Buddha Maitreya included in the entry. The book also contains important bibliographic material and an introduction that are relevant to many other aspects of the entry. I would again emphasize that the source is made freely available online by the research institute that published it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.139.172.234 ( talk) 01:59, 23 October 2021 (UTC)