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@article{698095,
author = {Bělka, Luboš},
article_number = {1},
keywords = {Maitreya; Buddha; Bodhisattva; Natha; Bhattaraka; Tibetan Buddhism; Mongolia; Buryatia; Thangka},
language = {eng},
issn = {1582-9111},
journal = {Studia Asiatica: International Journal of Asian Studies},
title = {Maitreya in Tibetan Buddhism: Image and Myth},
volume = {7},
year = {2006}
}
TY - JOUR
ID - 698095
AU - Bělka, Luboš
PY - 2006
TI - Maitreya in Tibetan Buddhism: Image and Myth
JF - Studia Asiatica: International Journal of Asian Studies
VL - 7
IS - 1
SP - 65-83
EP - 65-83
SN - 15829111
KW - Maitreya
KW - Buddha
KW - Bodhisattva
KW - Natha
KW - Bhattaraka
KW - Tibetan Buddhism
KW - Mongolia
KW - Buryatia
KW - Thangka
N2 - There are various depictions of Maitreya both in the countries where Buddhism was an active religion and in various periods. The future Buddha and the present Bodhisattva Maitreya is the only Bodhisattva common to Theravada and Mahayana and this fact constitutes his exceptional position in the Buddhist teaching and in the pantheon. The study deals with one picture found in the collections of National Museum – Náprstek Museum in Prague. This Mongolian or Tibetan thangka depicting the field of the Maitreya (Sa. Maitreyaksetra) captures three forms of Maitreya altogether – Maitreya as the Bhattaraka, Natha and in the end as the Buddha, both in the heaven of Tushita and on the earth, where he will „turn his own wheel of teaching” in the future. This type of depiction is known only within the context of Tibetan Buddhism in Tibet and in Mongolia and Buryatia.
ER -
BĚLKA, Luboš. Maitreya in Tibetan Buddhism: Image and Myth. \textit{Studia Asiatica: International Journal of Asian Studies}. 2006, vol.~7, No~1, p.~65-83. ISSN~1582-9111.
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