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Maitreya is regarded as 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. The name Maitreya is derived from the Sanskrit word maitrī “loving-kindness”, which is in turn derived from the noun mitra “friend”.  oṃ maitri mahāmaitri maitriye…