Maitreya Projects

One of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Vast Visions is to build 1,000 statues of Maitreya Buddha around the world.

Simulation of the large Maitreya Buddha statue to be built by the Maitreya Projects.

At present there are two Maitreya Projects, both in India. One Maitreya Project is based in Bodhgaya, the other in Kushinagar.

The Maitreya Projects were established to build two magnificent Maitreya statues in Bodhgaya and Kushinagar, India. The Maitreya Project also built two 24-foot Maitreya statues. One is now at Land of Medicine Buddha in California and one is on Maitreya Project land in Bodhgaya. Additionally approximately 100 life size Maitreya statues were created, of which Lama Zopa Rinpoche sponsored and offered 26 to FPMT centers.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche wrote a letter in February 2014 explaining how this came about, the focus of each Maitreya Project and the benefits.

Who is Maitreya Buddha by Lama Yeshe

Read an article from Mandala magazine about the Maitreya Projects.

To learn more about the Maitreya Project please visit their website at http://www.maitreyaproject.org.

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