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title: Maitreya Buddha, Three Kingdoms Period
author: National Museum of Korea
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# Maitreya Buddha, Three Kingdoms Period

_Authored by National Museum of Korea_

## Image File

[![Maitreya Buddha, Three Kingdoms Period](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6049.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6049.jpg)

## Image Caption

A detail of a gilt [bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/) statue of the Maitreya (coming) [Buddha](https://www.worldhistory.org/Siddhartha_Gautama/). [Three Kingdoms Period](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Three_Kingdoms_Period/), [Korea](https://www.worldhistory.org/Korea/), c. 600 CE. Height: 80 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul, South Korea)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Korea, N. M. o. (2016, November 17). Maitreya Buddha, Three Kingdoms Period. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6049/maitreya-buddha-three-kingdoms-period/>
### Chicago
Korea, National Museum of. "Maitreya Buddha, Three Kingdoms Period." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 17, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6049/maitreya-buddha-three-kingdoms-period/>.
### MLA
Korea, National Museum of. "Maitreya Buddha, Three Kingdoms Period." *World History Encyclopedia*, 17 Nov 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6049/maitreya-buddha-three-kingdoms-period/>.

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