Maitreya Buddha Tattoo–Chinese symbol tattoo

by viola on May.15, 2009, under Belly & bottom tattoo, Chinese symbol tattoo, Special tattoo, Tattoo & Body Art, Tattoo images

Maitreya is a widely popular Buddha, the Chinese people generally believe in him.
Whether far apart, in the strong incense in the temple, one can always see the smiling Maitreya, hand bag sat on the floor of the fat Buddha.

Some people get Maitreya tattoos, they perhaps want to be with Maitreya always, and pray for lucky.

Additional information:

Maitreya (Sanskrit) or Metteyya (Pāli) is a future Buddha of this world in Buddhist eschatology. In some Buddhist literature, such as the Amitabha Sutra and the Lotus Sutra, he is referred to as Ajita Bodhisattva.

Maitreya is a bodhisattva who in the Buddhist tradition is to appear on Earth, achieve complete enlightenment, and teach the pure dharma. According to scriptures, Maitreya will be a successor of the historic Śākyamuni Buddha, the founder of Buddhism. The prophecy of the arrival of Maitreya is found in the canonical literature of all Buddhist sects (Theravāda, Mahāyāna, Vajrayāna) and is accepted by most Buddhists as a statement about an actual event that will take place in the distant future.

Maitreya is typically pictured seated, with either both feet on the ground or crossed at the ankles, on a throne, waiting for his time. He is dressed

in the clothes of either a Bhiksu or Indian royalty. As a bodhisattva, he would usually be standing and dressed in jewels. Usually he wears a small stupa in his headdress that represents the stupa of the Buddha Sakyamuni’s relics to help him identify it when his turn comes to lay claim to his succession, and can be holding a dharmachakra resting on a lotus. A khata is always tied around his waist as a girdle.

In China ,Maitreya Buddha is popular auspicious decoration.

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