Buddhist holidays - Circulation of Maitreya (Maidari Khural)

The Buddhist holiday Maidari Khural is conceptually future-oriented and marks the advent of a significant epochal period with the enlightened Buddha Maitreya According to average estimates, a new time will come in almost 6 billion years and will replace the reign of Buddha Shakyamuni The celebration in honor of the onset of the highest being lasts 3 days, and is revered by Buddhists all over the world Buddhist teachings say that the blessed and holy one named Maitreya is now in the Tushita heaven, where he preaches to the deities and waits for the opportunity to descend to earthly inhabitants and worldly affairs An enlightened prophet will be able to descend to earth when life below has completely changed Each person will live about 80 thousand long years without illness, and a single king will rule the world - a righteous Buddhist The sutras say that Shakyamuni Buddha was also initially in the Tushita sky and only then descended to people, carrying out his magical reincarnation This step was preceded by the ceremonial transfer of his crown to his predecessor, Buddha Maitreya However, the news that people will become long-livers is not the only news Buddhists predict that billions of years from now, only three diseases will plague the human race These are desire, hunger and old age The lands will become rich, fertile and prosperous All populated areas - cities or villages - will be located so close that the rooster can easily overcome existing borders The majestic Sankha will become the king of the huge continent of Jambu He will have all the lands and 7 main treasures in his power - a wheel, a horse, an elephant, a gem, a wife, a householder and an adviser Sankha will have more than 7 thousand courageous, valiant and honest sons They will conquer the whole earth not by force or weapons, but by drachma (teaching) Thanks to this, everyone in the world will live in peace And then a blessed one named Maitreya will come to earth, who will know people perfectly, will be able to tame violent men and become an enlightened teacher of deities and mere mortals He will preach the perfect perfect drachma, complete and spotless King Sankha will erect a sacrificial palace and make numerous donations to both the monks and the poor And then he will shave his head bald, get rid of his beard, put on yellow robes and leave his home He will renounce everything worldly, plunge into poverty, and become a hermit He will do all this to achieve one single goal - the highest completion of Brahmanical existence He will succeed On this day, Buddhists from all over the world come to monasteries to participate in the sacrament of prayer After prayers, the monks bring out sculptures of Maitreya She is placed with due respect and reverence on a chariot under a huge canopy The colorful cart is pulled by a sculpture of a horse or elephant The monks themselves set the divine chariot in motion The solemn procession slowly walks towards the sun The procession around the temple, which lasts the whole day, is accompanied by the reading of prayers The cyclical movement in a circle with tea drinking and prayers formed the basis for the name of the holiday - the Circulation of Maitreya At the end there will be a large-scale feast and a ceremony for presenting gifts to members of the monastic brotherhood The coming of Saint Maitreya is recognized by all Buddhist movements He is especially revered in the countries of Central Asia The image of Maitreya appears as a towering figure on a beautiful throne Its distinctive features are its golden skin color, a vase with a miraculous drink that grants immortality, and a wheel of Dharma Buddhists say that as long as it is spinning, the teaching continues