Nonsense.
You know exactly who your name refers to, and why you chose it.
Then somebody calls you out on it, and you try to lie about it.
Encyclopedia Britannica:
Maitreya, in Buddhist tradition, the future
Buddha, presently a
bodhisattva residing in the Tushita heaven, who will descend to earth to preach anew the
dharma (“law”) when the teachings of Gautama Buddha have completely decayed. Maitreya is the earliest
bodhisattva around whom a cult developed and is mentioned in scriptures from the 3rd century ce. He was accepted by all schools of Buddhism and is still the only bodhisattva generally honoured by the
Theravada tradition.
Oxford Dictionary:
Maitreya Syllabification: (Mai·tre·ya)
Pronunciation:
/mīˈtrāə/
Buddhism
the Buddha who will appear in the future.
buddhanet.net - Dictionary of Buddhist Terms:
Maitreya
A Bodhisattva now abiding in a heaven realm who in the distant future is due to become the Buddha of the next era. Meaning "The Loving One" or "The Friendly One", Maitreya is first mentioned in the Digha Nikaya of the Pali Tipitaka making him the earliest bodhisattva and the only one mentioned in the text of both the Theravada and the Mahayana traditions. Maitreya is believed to often appear on earth to help people and particularly to teach the Dhamma.
In ancient times during periods of political and social crisis worship of Maitreya would become very fervent and often give rise to millenniumist movements. Like Avalokitesvara, Maitreya is usually depicted as a young prince only he has a stupa in his crown and is sitting on a throne in a 'Western' posture.
See the Maitreya Project Website for a project which is building a large statue of the future Buddha Maitreya in Bodh Gaya, India.
Wikipedia:
The
Maitreya or
Lord Maitreya is described in
Theosophical literature of the late 19th-century and subsequent periods as an advanced spiritual entity and high-ranking member of a hidden
Spiritual Hierarchy, the so-called
Masters of the Ancient Wisdom. According to Theosophical
doctrine, one of the Hierarchy's functions is to oversee the evolution of humankind; in accord with this function the Maitreya is said to hold the so-called
Office of the World Teacher. Theosophical texts posit that the purpose of this Office is to facilitate the transfer of knowledge about the true constitution and workings of Existence to humankind. Humanity is thereby assisted on its presumed cyclical, but ever progressive,
evolutionary path. Reputedly, one way the knowledge transfer is accomplished is by Maitreya occasionally manifesting or
incarnating in the physical realm; the manifested entity then assumes the role of
World Teacher of Humankind.
The Theosophical concept of Maitreya has many similarities to the earlier
Maitreya doctrine in
Buddhism. However, they differ in important aspects, and developed differently. The Theosophical Maitreya has been assimilated or appropriated by a variety of quasi-theosophical and non-theosophical
New Age and
Esoteric groups and movements. These have added, and advanced, their own interpretations and commentary on the subject.
Maitreya’s incarnations
In Theosophical texts, the Maitreya is said to have had numerous manifestations or incarnations: in the theorized ancient continent of
Atlantis; as a
Hierophant in
Ancient Egypt;[SUP]
[22][/SUP] as the Hindu deity
Krishna;[SUP]
[23][/SUP] as a high priest in Ancient India;[SUP]
[24][/SUP] and as
Christ during the three years of the
Ministry of Jesus.[SUP]
[23][/SUP]
Later concepts of Maitreya
Following the Krishnamurti debacle, major Theosophical organizations and writers became increasingly muted, at least publicly, on the subject of the reappearance of Maitreya and on the possible next "impulse" from the
Spiritual Hierarchy.[SUP]
[36][/SUP] However the concepts of World Teacher, of a hidden Spiritual Hierarchy, and of Masters of Occult Wisdom as described in Theosophical literature, continued to have vocal supporters. These were found among Theosophical Society members and increasingly, among near-theosophical and non-theosophical
New Age adherents.[SUP]
[38][/SUP]
