Chinese people like to do business in a pleasant, amiable manner, and more statues of the jovial Maitreya are set up in front of stores than are found in temples.

• 弥勒接过佛祖所传衣钵，盖在右手，只能盖住两个指头，左手也是，众人非常惊讶地倾听弥勒的解释。