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Maitreya
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Maitreya

c. 200s CE · gray schist

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The water bottle in his left hand indicates that this figure depicts the bodhisattva Maitreya. It is thought that Maitreya will reach enlightenment after the teachings of the Buddha have been forgotten, in order to spread the teachings again.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineMaitreya, c. 200s CE. Pakistan, Gandhara, Kushan period. Gray schist; overall: 66.3 cm (26 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1969.61
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