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Maitreya is sometimes represented seated on a [[throne]] Western-style, and [[venerated]] both in Mahāyāna and non-Mahāyāna [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism Buddhism]. Some have speculated that [[inspiration]] for Maitreya may have come from the ancient [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-Indo-Iranian_religion Indo-Iranian] deity [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mithra Mithra]. The primary [[comparison]] between the two characters appears to be the similarity of their [[names]]. According to a book entitled ''The Religion of the Iranian Peoples'', "No one who has studied the Zoroastrian doctrine of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saoshyant Saoshyants] or the coming [[saviour]]-[[prophets]] can fail to see their resemblance to the future Maitreya.

Maitreya is sometimes represented seated on a [[throne]] Western-style, and [[venerated]] both in Mahāyāna and non-Mahāyāna [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism Buddhism]. Some have speculated that [[inspiration]] for Maitreya may have come from the ancient [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-Indo-Iranian_religion Indo-Iranian] deity [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mithra Mithra]. The primary [[comparison]] between the two characters appears to be the similarity of their [[names]]. According to a book entitled ''The Religion of the Iranian Peoples'', "No one who has studied the Zoroastrian doctrine of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saoshyant Saoshyants] or the coming [[saviour]]-[[prophets]] can fail to see their resemblance to the future Maitreya.

<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Maitreya''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Maitreya '''''this link'''''].</center>

<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Maitreya''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Maitreya '''''this link'''''].</center>

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Williams_(British_professor) Paul Williams] claims that some [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoroastrian Zoroastrian] ideas like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saoshyant Saoshyant] influenced the [[beliefs]] about Maitreya, such as "[[expectations]] of a heavenly helper, the need to opt for positive [[righteousness]], the future millennium, and universal [[salvation]]". Possible objections are that these characteristics are not unique to Zoroastrianism, nor are they necessarily characteristic of the [[belief]] in Maitreya.

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Williams_(British_professor) Paul Williams] claims that some [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoroastrian Zoroastrian] ideas like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saoshyant Saoshyant] influenced the [[beliefs]] about Maitreya, such as "[[expectations]] of a heavenly helper, the need to opt for positive [[righteousness]], the future millennium, and universal [[salvation]]". Possible objections are that these characteristics are not unique to Zoroastrianism, nor are they necessarily characteristic of the [[belief]] in Maitreya.