MAITREYA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The Bodhisattva who is to appear as a Buddha 5000 years after the death of Gautama

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Boddhisatva; Bodhisattva (Buddhist worthy of nirvana who postpones it to help others)

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