In Theosophical texts Maitreya has multiple aspects signifying not just the future Buddha, but similar concepts from other religious or spiritual traditions.

Miroku is named after the Japanese name of Maitreya, the future Buddha.

He believed himself to be a future Buddha, expecting to change the colour of his blood from red to white.

Others claim that Bomjon may be Maitreya Bodhisattva, the predicted incarnation of the future Buddha.

And the queen said to her sister, Pajapati: "A mother who has borne a future Buddha will never give birth to another child.

Some Burmese regard him as a future Buddha.

In the Buddhist Pantheon, besides the past and future Buddhas, there are numerous Bodhisattvas as well.

The future Buddha sacrificed himself to save them from an ocean death.

The future Buddha sacrificed his own life by offering himself as meat to the hungry tigress so that it would not eat its own cubs.

The future Buddha tells the gods he has decided to be reborn on earth.