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Maitreya meaning in Sinhala

මෛත්රී බුදුරජාණන් වහන්සේ maitrī budurajāṇan wahansē

/məˈtɹaɪ.ə/

Maitreya in Sinhala: මෛත්රී බුදුරජාණන් වහන්සේ (maitrī budurajāṇan wahansē), මෛත්රී බුදුන් (maitrī budun). In English, Maitreya means a bodhisattva who is considered to be a future Buddha.

Sinhala words for Maitreya

bodhisattva
මෛත්රී බුදුරජාණන් වහන්සේ maitrī budurajāṇan wahansē, මෛත්රී බුදුන් maitrī budun

English meaning of Maitreya

  1. proper noun A bodhisattva who is considered to be a future Buddha.
  2. proper noun A sage of ancient India.

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Questions about Maitreya in Sinhala

What is the meaning of Maitreya in Sinhala?
Maitreya in Sinhala is මෛත්රී බුදුරජාණන් වහන්සේ (maitrī budurajāṇan wahansē), මෛත්රී බුදුන් (maitrī budun).
Maitreya යන්නෙහි සිංහල තේරුම කුමක්ද?
Maitreya: මෛත්රී බුදුරජාණන් වහන්සේ (maitrī budurajāṇan wahansē), මෛත්රී බුදුන් (maitrī budun).
What does Maitreya mean in English?
Maitreya means a bodhisattva who is considered to be a future Buddha.

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