Maitreya Under the Bodhi Tree
After sitting under the Bodhi tree for the past year, a large statue of Maitreya received a final blessing from His Holiness the Dalai Lama before being relocated.
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Fun Fact Friday
The Laughing Buddha
The Buddha of the future will have six-pack abs
As Chade-Meng Tan points out in his lastest blog post, enlightenment can look good. At least, that’s what this first century Gandharan representation of Maitreya, the future Buddha, seems to indicate. Look at those abs! Meng…
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