Maitreya Pure Land: A Path to the Future Buddha

By ALICIA JIA DONG

Maitreya Pure Land: A Path to the Future Buddha is a profound and timely guide to the wisdom, compassion, and transformative vision of Maitreya-the Buddha of the Future. In an age of global uncertainty and spiritual yearning, this book opens a clear, accessible path to hope, renewal, and inner awakening grounded in timeless Buddhist tradition.

Spanning ancient origins to modern practice, this comprehensive exploration introduces readers to the Maitreya faith, a powerful yet often overlooked current in Buddhist thought. With clarity and depth, it presents the dual nature of the Pure Lands-the celestial realm of Tuṣita and the human realm-and explains why Maitreya's path offers unique possibilities for those seeking spiritual rebirth, compassionate action, and personal peace.

Readers will gain rare insights into the teachings, practices, and imagery of Maitreya Bodhisattva as preserved in scripture, meditation manuals, and mantra traditions. The book offers practical tools for daily life, including recitation methods, precept practices, and visualizations for connecting with Maitreya's Pure Land. It also features a rhymed English hymn, translated with devotion and poetic clarity.

Unlike general books on Pure Land Buddhism that focus solely on Amitābha, this volume explains the complementarity and distinctiveness of Maitreya practice, rooted in deep compassion, joyful effort, and bodhicitta-the mind of awakening. With careful philosophical grounding in Madhyamaka and Yogācāra, it shows how Maitreya's vision unites inner development with social transformation.

Whether you are a practitioner, scholar, or spiritual seeker, this book provides an inspiring roadmap for cultivating hope, ethics, and a living connection with the Future Buddha. Its rich combination of doctrine, history, meditation, and devotional practices makes it an essential resource for anyone longing for a more enlightened world-and a deeper self.

Let the light of Maitreya guide you toward a future of compassion, clarity, and boundless peace.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FF1MS3GJ
• ISBN13: 9798288936906
• Release Date: June 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"