Maitreyan.

Brit.

/mʌɪˈtreɪə/, U.S.

/maɪˈtreɪə/

Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymon: Sanskrit Maitreya.

Etymology: < Sanskrit Maitreya, the name of a Bodhisattva (and of other persons) < mitra friend, companion, associate, name of a deity (compare Mithras n.); compare maitrī friendship (see discussion at metta n.).

Buddhism.

The Buddha who will appear in the future; a representation of this Buddha.

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1889 M. Monier-Williams Buddhism iv. 135 Gautama is the fourth Buddha of the present age... He is to be followed by the fifth Buddha, Maitreya (a name meaning ‘full of love towards all beings’).

1923 A. B. Keith Buddhist Philos. xvii. 289 We have the Buddha's own authority for the advent of Maitreya.

1961 Guardian 23 Mar. 11/3 A seated Maitreya in gilt bronze, Silla—early seventh century.

1972 P. M. Bartz S. Korea 142/1 The figures are miroks, images of Maitreya, the Buddha of the future.

1976 Art N.Z. Dec. 33/1 Some of these Buddhist Maitreya figures carried in the left hand a small Grecian unguent bottle.

1990 Dalai Lama XIV Freedom in Exile ii. 45 A large statue of Maitreya, the Buddha to come, would lead a procession.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	maitreya
释义	Maitreyan. Brit. /mʌɪˈtreɪə/, U.S. /maɪˈtreɪə/ Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymon: Sanskrit Maitreya. Etymology: < Sanskrit Maitreya, the name of a Bodhisattva (and of other persons) < mitra friend, companion, associate, name of a deity (compare Mithras n.); compare maitrī friendship (see discussion at metta n.). Buddhism. The Buddha who will appear in the future; a representation of this Buddha. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Buddhism > [noun] > person Buddhist1793 Buddhite1803 Maitreya1889 1889 M. Monier-Williams Buddhism iv. 135 Gautama is the fourth Buddha of the present age... He is to be followed by the fifth Buddha, Maitreya (a name meaning ‘full of love towards all beings’). 1923 A. B. Keith Buddhist Philos. xvii. 289 We have the Buddha's own authority for the advent of Maitreya. 1961 Guardian 23 Mar. 11/3 A seated Maitreya in gilt bronze, Silla—early seventh century. 1972 P. M. Bartz S. Korea 142/1 The figures are miroks, images of Maitreya, the Buddha of the future. 1976 Art N.Z. Dec. 33/1 Some of these Buddhist Maitreya figures carried in the left hand a small Grecian unguent bottle. 1990 Dalai Lama XIV Freedom in Exile ii. 45 A large statue of Maitreya, the Buddha to come, would lead a procession. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1889
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