Maitreya
Britishnoun
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Origin of Maitreya
Sanskrit
Example Sentences
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The first instrument Maitreya played was the drums at age two, moving on to keyboards by six and acoustic guitar at eight.
From Salon
While Maitreya wrote the words, they came after a long email exchange with Chater about his journey through addiction and disease, and the ideas the album would be exploring.
From BBC
This sacred Buddhist temple complex on the banks of the Indus River is unique for its art, which includes frescos, wood carvings and a 17-foot-high painted statue of a four-armed Bodhisattva Maitreya.
From Washington Post
He believed the Maitreya, also known as the “World Teacher” and “Head of our Spiritual Hierarchy,” would bring peace, equality and justice to the world.
From New York Times
Proclaiming herself an incarnation of the Maitreya Buddha, she shored up her power by imprisoning members of the Tang imperial line and had many political opponents exiled or killed.
From The New Yorker
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