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“Maitreya (Sanskrit: मैत्रेय) or Metteyya (Pali: मेत्तेय्य), also Maitreya Buddha or Metteyya Buddha, is regarded as the future Buddha of this world in Buddhist eschatology. As the fifth and final Buddha of the current kalpa, Maitreya’s teachings will be focused around re-establishing the Dharma.

The name Maitreya is derived from the Sanskrit word maitrī “friendship”, which is in turn derived from the noun mitra, signifying “friend”.

In all branches of Buddhism, Maitreya Buddha is viewed as the direct successor of Gautama Buddha. Maitreya is said to be a bodhisattva who has long been prophesied to appear on Earth (being mentioned in scriptures as early as the 3rd century CE), traditional Buddhists belief that Maitreya at present resides in Tushita heaven.

Maitreya is poised to teach self-realization, as well as right action and right relationship, or the Dharma.” – Wikipedia