{"id":2504,"date":"2025-05-02T16:59:18","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T11:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2504"},"modified":"2025-05-02T16:59:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T11:29:19","slug":"q-with-reference-to-the-indian-history-who-among-the-following-is-a-future-buddha-yet-to-come-to-save-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-with-reference-to-the-indian-history-who-among-the-following-is-a-future-buddha-yet-to-come-to-save-the-world","title":{"rendered":"Q. With reference to the Indian History, who among the following is a future Buddha, yet to come to save the world?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list mcq\">\n<li>Avalokiteshvara<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lokesvara<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maitreya<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Padmapani<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>(c) Maitreya<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"notes-hd-6814820ccb983\">Notes:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Maitreya<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Maitreya will be the\u00a0<strong>successor of Gautama Buddha.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maitreya is a\u00a0<strong>bodhisattva who will appear on Earth in the future and\u00a0is regarded as a future Buddha of this world.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He is also known as\u00a0<strong>Ajita Boddhisattva.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Avalokiteshvara<\/strong>, (Lord who looks down), is a Bodhisattva who embodies the\u00a0<strong>compassion of all Buddhas.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Padmapani<\/strong>\u00a0is a Bodhisattva,\u00a0<strong>one who holds the Lotus.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Padmapani is another name for\u00a0<strong>Avalokiteshvara<\/strong>, the\u00a0<strong>bodhisattva (\u201cbuddha-to-be\u201d) of infinite mercy<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Avalokite\u015bvara<\/strong>\u00a0also known as\u00a0<strong>Lokesvara<\/strong>\u00a0is referred to as the\u00a0\u201c<strong>Lord of the World<\/strong>\u201c.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He is often associated with\u00a0<strong>Amitabha Buddha.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Mural-of-bodhisattva-Padmapani-in-Ajanta-Caves.-India-5th-century.jpg\" alt=\"Mural of bodhisattva Padmapani in Ajanta Caves. India 5th century\" class=\"wp-image-51691\" title=\"UPSC Prelims Research: Ancient History &amp; Art and Culture 2018 6\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Mural of&nbsp;<strong>bodhisattva Padmapani<\/strong>&nbsp;in Ajanta Caves. 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