Why is maitreya is popular with Chinese people?

Why maitreya is popular with Chinese people? In Buddhism, maitreya is maha, maitreya bodhisattva will be the future Buddha, namely the secular Buddha Buddha had teaching heir. But Hindu initially introduced into China when the image of maitreya and plump in our impression, face happy feeling pot-bellied maitreya image differ greatly. According to legend, Buddha had teaching period, maitreya embodiment must method in the world, including the famous incarnation is the ningbo cloth-bag monk, also is our common right now maitreya image of the Chinese Buddhism. Combines elements of maitreya and lighting to design, appear more zen: so why maitreya is popular with Chinese people? Because the maitreya is sinicization, completely is the image of Chinese people. Sakyamuni is Indian, not that affinity. Maitreya pot-bellied and smiling faces are all Chinese, in addition, the tolerant spirit of maitreya, love feelings for ordinary people, and more simple really. In the folk have been 'men wear guanyin, women wear throughout the Buddha &; Custom, but also because as a woman, nothing bothered, unavoidably longing, hope and heavily maitreya tolerance, magnanimous, silence, can resolve various thoughts, can have 'watch things ups and downs, smile blustery & throughout; State of mind. We all his life, to do the common things good we, with the same spirit of craftsmen opened new journey - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Zhongshan lamp act the role ofing more lighting design can directly to zhongshan lighting exhibition site to choose, welcome the arrival of a friend.