Maitreya Tibetans consider dzi beads to

Tibetans consider dzi beads to be among the finest treasures in the world

For many centuries

Maitreya will manifest as a buddha on earth to propagate the perfect path to enlightenment once more

they took on a religious significance

and blessing the thousand pieces into which Avalokiteshvara’s former head had split

Maitreya Tibetans consider dzi beads toMaitreya is a bodhisattva currently residing in the Tushita Heaven, but in the far distant future when the teachings of this present Buddha become lost and forgotten, Maitreya will manifest as a Buddha on earth to propagate the perfect path to enlightenment once more. The story of how the teachings of Maitreya came to India goes as follows. Once Bodhisattva Asanga sat meditating on the image of Maitreya. Though he practiced for many years, Maitreya