[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. |