Today ,according to Buddhist Calendar of the Mahayana
Buddhism
marks the birthday of Bodhisattva Maitreya
the Next-in-Line Buddha of to come and turn the Dharma wheel
Bodhisattva Maitreya ,embodiment of Loving Kindness
was the Founder of Yogacara Buddhism .He transmitted the Teachings
of
Yogacara to Asanga and Vasubandhu Which Flourish the new 2nd age of
Mahayana Buddhism in central India the Emptiness and Mind-only
teachings
Which breaks all brahmanical views of the mind as eternal ,and
further exploration on the Mahayana point of view in Mind teaching
,as compared to the Southern School of Abidhmma teachings
Actually there is not real birthday for Bodhisattva Maitreya.It is
decided as an interesting monk who was plump and carries a cloth
bag who never seems to exhausted on helping the needy during the
Sung dynasty .the Monk said
"Maitreya is Maitreya ,thus is who i am " and set himself aflame
and end his life in Saha world
thats the coming about of the Fat Maitreya in Buddhist temple
for the round tummy symbolise his virtue in magnamious to ppl who
despise him
