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From: jwl@mvutd.att.com (James W Lacey)
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Subject: Re: Some Questions
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Date: 30 May 91 18:04:52 GMT
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In article <1991May29.192025.13902@nas.nasa.gov> moorthy@hctdemo.leis.bellcore.com (moorthy) writes:
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>	What do different Buddhistic schools say about the next Avatar?
>	(Is there a concept of Avatar in Buddhism?)

The future Buddha is called Maitreya, with more "attention"
being paid to Maitreya in Central Asia than South Asia.
In Tibet, numerous  mountains would be inscribed with,
"Come, Maitreya, come!"  (Source: Buddhist Scriptures, published
by Penguin.)

If by avatar you mean a 'divine being' of some kind, then
some Buddhists would belive that Maitreya is an avatar,
while others think that any talk about 'divine beings' is just
idle speculation.



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|Jim Lacey          |
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