Maitreya - could this be the antichrist?

[baliguat]

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anybody seeking publicity can claim to be the antichrist.

why, don't you know that all those people who doubt the integrity of jesus christ are antichrist too?

halaka? daghan matamaan ana pre.

[YJOB]

regnauld, what i said was very simple to understand.
you have been known for posting very intellectual articles and writeups, now if you don't understand what i said above which is way too simple to comprehend then you must be out of your mind.

[joeyx2000]

If Maitreya is the antichrist...then this will fullfill the prophecy in the book of revelation.

We are doomed!

[pinoyapache]

Michael Maitreyu?

[regnauld]

regnauld, what i said was very simple to understand.
you have been known for posting very intellectual articles and writeups, now if you don't understand what i said above which is way too simple to comprehend then you must be out of your mind.

I'm sorry if I didn't understand your comment. I still have my ignorance once in a while!

[patrizekirsten]

Your a believer of maitreya?

[regnauld]

Your a believer of maitreya?

Yes.

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 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[patrizekirsten]

To which maitreya are you are refering to? remember that you quote on books that deals maitreya as a generic title not a particular. Are you aware of this?

[regnauld]

To which maitreya are you are refering to? remember that you quote on books that deals maitreya as a generic title not a particular. Are you aware of this?

I am referring to Lord Maitreya, The Lord of LOVE who achieves complete enlightenment even before Jesus The Christ was born!

[regnauld]

Non-Buddhist views

Since the growth of the theosophist movement in the 19th century, non-Buddhist religious and spiritual movements have adopted the name and selected characteristics of Maitreya for teachers in their traditions.
Share International, which equates Maitreya with the prophesied figures of multiple religious traditions, claims that he is already present in the world, but is preparing to make an open declaration of his presence in the near future. They claim that he is here to inspire mankind to create a new era based on sharing and justice.[3]
Since the beginning of the 1930s, the Ascended Master Teachings have placed Maitreya in the "Office" of "World Teacher" until 1956, when he was described as moving on to the "Office" of "Planetary Buddha" and "Cosmic Christ" in their concept of a Spiritual Hierarchy.
Some muslim scholars who studied buddhist texts believe that Maitreya is "Rahmatu lil-'alameen" (Mercy for The Worlds), which is the name for prophet Muhammad as it is said in Qur'an. [4] According to the research on the book Antim Buddha - Maitreya scholars have summarized that Maitreya Buddha is Muhammad.[5] After examining the Buddhist texts researchers concluded that Muhammad had been the last and final awakened Buddha to come into existence long after the current teachings.[6]
The 19th Century religious reformer, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, is believed in by the members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (the faith he brought) as fulfilling expectations regarding the Maitreya Buddha. [7]
Bahá'ís believe that Bahá'u'lláh is the fulfillment of the prophecy of appearance of Maitreya.[8][9] Bahá'ís believe that the prophecy that Maitreya will usher in a new society of tolerance and love has been fulfilled by Bahá'u'lláh's teachings on world peace.[8] This view has been of some effect, for example in Vietnam Bahá'u'lláh was identified with the Maitreya.[10] Before the Communist government, the Bahá'í Faith grew in part with the coversion of a number of Buddhist monks.[8] see Bahá'í Faith in Vietnam. The Bahá'í Faith has recently been able to re-register[11] as a religion and there are some signs of large scale growth from the 50's-60's resuming.[8]


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maitreya