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The 10 pages that link to Maitreya, each with the reason it gives.

• BuddhahoodBroader topic: His anticipated awakening shows that buddhahood is not limited to the past.

• EschatologyBroader topic: Maitreya provides a Buddhist example of future renewal through the arrival of a teacher.

• The BuddhaCompared with: Unlike Gautama, Maitreya’s awakening and teaching belong to a future age.

• AmitābhaCompared with: Maitreya’s future buddhahood in this world differs from Amitābha’s present role in a separate buddha-field.

• Red Turban RebellionsNarrower topic: Belief in Maitreya’s advent gave some rebel movements a language of imminent transformation.

• SukhāvatīCompared with: Maitreya’s Tuṣita realm provides a distinct destination from Amitābha’s Sukhāvatī.

• White Lotus SocietiesRelated: Some movements linked hopes for deliverance with Maitreya’s future appearance.

• FanjingshanRelated: Fanjingshan is especially associated with devotion to Maitreya.

• Leshan Giant BuddhaRelated: The statue portrays this future Buddha, linking the monument to expectations of Buddhist renewal.

• YiguandaoRelated: Yiguandao identifies Maitreya with its redemptive vision of the present age.