弥勒佛

Traditional form:

彌勒佛

Pinyin (reading):

Mílèfó

Definitions:

• Maitreya
• the Bodhisattva that will be the next to come after Shakyamuni Buddha

Characters:

• 弥 - complete, extensive, full; to fill
• 勒 - to strangle; to tighten
• 佛 - Buddha; Buddhist

Traditional characters:

• 彌 - complete, extensive, full; to fill
• 勒 - to strangle; to tighten
• 佛 - Buddha; Buddhist