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| − | 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]]. One of the best known of these movements is Share International, which equates [[Maitreya]] with the prophesied figures of multiple [[religious]] [[traditions]], and claims that he is already present in the world. | + | Since the growth of the {{Wiki|theosophist}} {{Wiki|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]]. One of the best known of these movements is Share International, which equates [[Maitreya]] with the prophesied figures of multiple [[religious]] [[traditions]], and claims that he is already {{Wiki|present}} in the [[world]]. |
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Latest revision as of 02:34, 12 February 2014
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. One of the best known of these movements is Share International, which equates Maitreya with the prophesied figures of multiple religious traditions, and claims that he is already present in the world.
