2006-12-15 15:06:07 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Rahmat Ahmad, better known by the adopted name of Maitreya, referred to by his supporters as "the Lord Maitreya", describes himself as the World Teacher, and is promoted by Benjamin Creme through the organisation, Share International. According to Creme, Maitreya says he does not come to start a new religion, but rather to aid humanity with our problems, to inspire us to share, to implement justice, freedom, and ultimately create world peace. He also says that he will inaugurate the new time by teaching us who we really are, about our past and future, and about the art of self-realisation.
Many major religions expect the return of a religious teacher, who will inaugurate a new time and/or religion. Hindus await the coming of Kalki avatar or Krishna, shia Muslims the Imam Mahdi, Jews the Messiah, Christians the Christ, Zoroastrians the Peshotan, and the Buddhists expect the Maitreya ("The Buddha of the Future.") . Benjamin Creme claims that these are one and the same person, namely Maitreya the World Teacher.
2006-12-15 15:08:56 · answer #1 · answered by mesquitemachine 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's a guy who claims that he is all of what world religions are waiting for in one man.
He is the Messiah of Judaism.
He is the Christ of Christianity.
He is the Mahdi of Islam.
Etc.
2006-12-15 23:08:37 · answer #2 · answered by . 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No.
2006-12-15 23:07:26 · answer #3 · answered by ana_is_a_cat 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋