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Comfort in Chaos
Lost in thought, resting an ankle on his knee and raising two fingers to his chin, the Future Buddha Maitreya patiently waits in heaven for his final rebirth on earth. This will occur when all Buddhist teachings have been forgotten.
Many devotees of Maitreya hope to be reborn in the time of his teaching. The promise of this coming buddha offered comfort to many Buddhists in sixth-century China, a chaotic time of constant warfare and civil disorder. |