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== Appears in ==
 
== Appears in ==
 
* [[Xenogears]] as [[Maitreya]]
 
* [[Xenogears]] as [[Maitreya]]
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* [[Final Fantasy Legend III]] as [[Maitreya]]
  
 
[[Category:Articles]]
 
[[Category:Articles]]
 
[[Category:Buddhism]]
 
[[Category:Buddhism]]

Revision as of 21:24, 10 November 2007

In Xenogears, the character General Maitreya was but a semi-important character. He was a Sand Pirate who fought alongside Fei, and was later killed by Vanderkaum.

In Buddhism however, Maitreya is a bodhisattva and the Buddha-yet-to-come. The name "Maitreya" is derived from the Sanskrit word "Maitri", which means "friendliness".

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