"Maitreya" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /məˈtɹaɪ.ə/
Rhymes: -aɪə Etymology: Transliteration of Sanskrit मैत्रेय (maitreya, “friendly, benevolent”). Etymology templates: {{translit|en|sa|मैत्रेय|t=friendly, benevolent}} Transliteration of Sanskrit मैत्रेय (maitreya, “friendly, benevolent”) Head templates: {{en-prop}} Maitreya
  1. (Buddhism) A bodhisattva who is considered to be a future Buddha. Categories (topical): Buddhism, Buddhas Translations (bodhisattva): မေတ္တေယျဘုရား (metteyya.bhu.ra:) (Burmese), မေတ္တေယျ (metteyya.) (Burmese), Майдари (Majdari) (Buryat), 彌勒菩薩 (Chinese Mandarin), 弥勒菩萨 (Mílè Púsà) (Chinese Mandarin), 彌勒佛 (Chinese Mandarin), 弥勒佛 (Mílè Fó) (Chinese Mandarin), मैत्रेय बुद्ध (maitrey buddh) (Hindi), 弥勒菩薩 (Japanese), Мәәдр (Määdr) (Kalmyk), សិអារ្យមេត្រី (seʼaaryɔɔmeitrəy) (Khmer), អរិយមេត្តយ្យ (ʼɑɑriimeittɑɑyyɔɔ) (Khmer), 미륵보살 (mireukbosal) (Korean), മൈത്രേയൻ (maitrēyaṉ) (Malayalam), Майдар (Majdar) (Mongolian), Metteyya (Pali), ਮੈਤਰਿਆ (maitriā) (Punjabi), Майтре́я (Majtréja) [masculine] (Russian), मैत्रेय (maitreya) [masculine] (Sanskrit), ဢရီႉမိတ်ႈတေႇယႃႉ (ʼǎ rḭ̂i mīt tèe yâ̰a) (Shan), මෛත්රී බුදුරජාණන් වහන්සේ (maitrī budurajāṇan wahansē) (Sinhalese), මෛත්රී බුදුන් (maitrī budun) (Sinhalese), மைத்திரேயர் (maittirēyar) (Tamil), మైత్రేయుడు (maitrēyuḍu) (Telugu), พระศรีอริยเมตไตรย (à-rí-yá-mêet-dtrai) (Thai), རྒྱལ་བ་བྱམས་པ (rgyal ba byams pa) (Tibetan), Di-lặc (Vietnamese), Di Lặc Bồ Tát (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Maitreya-en-name-bETkNNQv Disambiguation of Buddhas: 76 24 Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'bodhisattva': 97 3
  2. (Hinduism) A sage of ancient India. Tags: Hinduism Categories (topical): Hinduism
    Sense id: en-Maitreya-en-name-bJqGvuHt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Bodhisattvas, Eschatology Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of Bodhisattvas: 41 59 Disambiguation of Eschatology: 40 60
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      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "bodhisattva",
      "word": "Di-lặc"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "bodhisattva",
      "word": "Di Lặc Bồ Tát"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Maitreya"
}

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