Detail of the statue of the Maitreya (future Buddha) installed to commemorate the visit of the 14th Dalai Lama to the monastery, Thiksey Gompa, Ladakh, Himalayas, India, Asia

Detail of the statue of the Maitreya (future Buddha) installed to commemorate the visit of the 14th Dalai Lama to the monastery, Thiksey Gompa, Ladakh, Himalayas, India, Asia

Buddha collection under the Golden Maitreya Statue, Beopjusa Temple Complex, South Korea, Asia

Buddha collection under the Golden Maitreya Statue, Beopjusa Temple Complex, South Korea, Asia

Close-up of a statue of the Buddha Maitreya, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Buddha collection under the Golden Maitreya Statue, Beopjusa Temple Complex, South Korea, Asia

Backlit Golden Maitreya Statue, Beopjusa Temple Complex, South Korea, Asia

The huge 15 metre high statue of Maitreya (Chamba) Buddha (the Buddha to come), the largest effigy of Buddha in India, Thikse Gompa, near Leh, Indus Valley, Ladakh, India, Asia

The huge 15 metre high statue of Maitreya (Chamba) Buddha (the Buddha to come), the largest effigy of Buddha in India, Thikse Gompa, near Leh, Indus Valley, Ladakh, India, Asia

Thien Ung Buddhist temple, smiling Maitreya Buddha, big happy Maitreya Buddha statue, Quy Nhon, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Eighteen Arhats of Mahayana Buddhism await return of Buddha as Maitreya, Long Quang Pagoda, An Giang Province, Mekong Delta, Vietnam

One of Eighteen Arhats of Mahayana Buddhism await return of Buddha as Maitreya, Long Quang Pagoda, An Giang Province, Mekong Delta, Vietnam

Phu Son Tu Buddhist temple, Smiling Buddha (Happy Maitreya) Buddha statue, Tan Chau, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Backlit Golden Maitreya Statue, Beopjusa Temple Complex, South Korea, Asia

Golden Maitreya Statue, Beopjusa Temple Complex, South Korea, Asia

New Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum on South Bridge Road, built as a Buddhist Mandala in Chinese Tang Dynasty style, dedicated to Maitreya, the future Buddha, decorated for Vesak Festival, Chinatown, Outram, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

The 55 foot high sandalwood statue of Maitreya Buddha recorded in the Guiness Book of Records at Yonghe Gong Tibetan Buddhist Lama Temple, Beijing, China, Asia

Maitreya (the future Buddha) statue, 15m tall, Tikse Gompa, Ladakh, India, Asia

New Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum on South Bridge Road, built as a Buddhist Mandala in Chinese Tang Dynasty style, dedicated to Maitreya, the future Buddha, decorated for Vesak Festival, Chinatown, Outram, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Statue of Maitreya, Buddha of the Future, Bongeunsa temple, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Statue of Maitreya, Buddha of the Future, Bongeunsa temple, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Hands of Maitreya Buddha inside Chamba lakhang. Ladakh, India

4 storied Buddha statue Maitreya Temple at Basgo Palace, 14th century, former kings palace, Unesco World Cultural Heritage, Indus valley, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Maitreya Buddha statue close up Tibetan monastery Thiksey Gompa. Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

Tibetan Buddhism, Buddha Maitreya, Buddha of the future, portrait, Buddha statue, Thiksey Gompa Monastery, Thikse, Tikse, Ladakh region, Jammu and Kashmir, India, South Asia

Tibetan Buddhism, Buddha Maitreya, Buddha of the future, Buddha statue, Thiksey Gompa Monastery, Thikse, Tikse, Ladakh region, Jammu and Kashmir, India, South Asia

Tibetan Buddhism, Buddha Maitreya, Buddha of the future, portrait, Buddha statue, Thiksey Gompa Monastery, Thikse, Tikse, Ladakh region, Jammu and Kashmir, India, South Asia

Maitreya Buddha statue face close up in Thiksey Gompa. Ladakh, India, Asia

Maitreya Buddha, Tikse Monastery, Ladakh, India

Golden Buddha figure, Maitreya, in Likir Monastery, Ladakh, India, Himalayas, Asia

Head of the Buddha Maitreya, Buddha of the future, in a Buddhist monastery in Thikse, Ladakh, Himalaya, North India, India, Asia