What do the children next to Maitreya mean?

The image  of Maitreya Buddha  with children may not be too strange. But do you ever ask why this Buddha image has more children while other  Buddha statues  are not available or not? What do they mean? Let's also find out now.

The meaning of Maitreya Buddha

Maitreya Buddha statue has the meaning of happiness. Not as serious as other Buddhas, Maitreya always smiles. It is a sincere smile, with the power to dispel anger, sadness, stress, direct people to joy.

Not only that, Maitreya also carries the meaning of prosperity, luck and fortune, health and longevity. Big ears like hearing all the troubles of the world. The abdomen is as big as a heart that is boundless.

The meaning of the children next to Maitreya Buddha

The number of children next to Buddha is not certain, there are statues that have 1, 2, 3 or 5. With each number has its own meaning. Those children are called with the name of a small child, a small child or a small devil who means a child, a family, a happy child. That is the desire for a happy, happy and happy family life.

Maitreya

The statue consists of 5 children, symbolizing Phuc - Loc - Tho - Khang - Ninh. Blessed symbol of comfort, happiness. Loc symbol of financial prosperity, talent, fortune. Life symbolizes longevity, long life. Khang expressed his desire for health. Ninh symbolizes peaceful life.

This statue is also known by the other name of the Maitreya or the five bandits. Five children symbolize the five senses: eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and body. Every child will look at a part of Buddha but Buddha will always smile. That means: in life we ​​always bear the words from the outside, the verbal abuse, the detractors, ... but those things do not affect us. Ignoring those words will naturally feel calm and free.

In short, the image of Maitreya with five children meant to exhort us to ignore the sorrow, anxiety and to overcome the harshness of life to have peace and happiness.

Maitreya Buddha Three blessings

The three children symbolize the three wishes that are Phuc - Loc - Tho. Looking forward to a happy, full, lucky and healthy life.

Maitreya Buddha

With two children is a symbol of expectation about children, desire to be full of descendants both boys and girls.

Maitreya Buddha is blessed

A single child expresses the desire, praying for a child, which makes sense for infertile couples. They just hope to have a child even if it's just one.

Maitreya Buddha does not have the four blessed Buddha or the blessing. Because, the number 4 reading is "private" similar to "death" which brings bad luck. The word "blessing" reads closely to "green cattle". Therefore, there will never be two types of statues.

Above is the meaning of the  Maitreya Buddha statue  and the children next to Buddha. Either way, the statues bring luck, prosperity, health and fortune to all family members. END=NAM MO SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE EGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN AMITABHA MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.3/1/2019.