The vision of Maitreya Project is to effect peace at every level of society through the practice of loving-kindness: peace within the individual, the family, the community and the world.

Art and architecture eloquantly express and remind us of our ideals and aspirations. By its sheer size, the 500-foot/152-metre statue of the Maitreya Buddha to be built will be a world monument. Just as the Taj Mahal and the Statue of Liberty speak to us respectively of love and freedom, so will the Maitreya statue stand as an icon, loving-kindness, engendering the good heart, promoting world peace.

In addition to the statue, the Maitreya Project includes a throne building with public temples and exhibition halls; landscaped parks; and a distinguished collection of sacred relics and art objects. Putting into action the loving-kindness that it espouses, the Project will provide a host of education and health care programmes of international standard, as well as hospitality services.

Significantly, the Maitreya Buddha statue is being designed to last for at least 1,000 years. This specification tests the limits of engineering and architectural know-how, but it means that through this millenium and into the next, the statue will endure to effect positive change within the hearts and minds of all who see it; and bring social and economic benefit to the people of its locale.