Is Maitreya a big Tantric Deity? Help me put this puzzle together
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Replying to @jaspergregory
As far as I know, no. Maitreya is a “Mahayana” thing, not a tantric one. But my perspective is Tibetan; may be diff in China
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Replying to @jaspergregory
In Tibet, the main apocalyptic narrative is the Kalacakra. My impression is it didn’t reach any other part of Buddhist world>
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Replying to @Meaningness @jaspergregory
> besides India&Tibet, but I could be wrong.
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Replying to @Meaningness @jaspergregory
It’s very late (~1100) and particularly concerns the destruction of Buddhism by Islam (which, in India, was indeed imminent).
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