The holiday is dedicated to the arrival of the land of Maitrei — Buddha of the coming world period. This is what is called in Buddhism that period of time that will come after the end of the period « the direction of our world Buddha Shakyamuni ».
According to the teachings of Mahayana, Buddha Maitreya abides in the sky of Tushita, preaches the Teaching ( Dharma ) to the gods and expects time when he can descend to the ground. This time will come when the life expectancy of people on earth will reach 84,000 years, and the world will be ruled by the chakravartin — fair Buddhist ruler. According to the Sukhayana Sutram, Buddha Shakyamuni, before being reborn on Earth, was also embodied in the Tushita Heaven. Having decided to make his last rebirth in the world of people and already descending from the heavens of Tushita, Shakyamuni laid his crown on the head of Buddha Maitrei.
Maidari-Khural is one of the most solemn holidays, on which a huge number of people gather in monasteries. On this day after the festive prayer, a sculptural image of Maitrei is taken out of the temple, put it under the canopy on the chariot, in which a sculptural image of a horse or elephant is harnessed. Surrounded by believers, the chariot slowly makes a detour around the monastery, moving along the sun.
One group of monks sets the chariot in motion, others go ahead or behind it, reading prayers. This procession moves throughout the day along the outer wall, stopping for a long time at each of its turns for reading prayers and tea drinking. From here came the name of the holiday — « Mytree's circulation ». The celebration ends with a festive treat and offering gifts to members of the monastic community.
Unlike other Buddhas, Maitreu is usually portrayed as a seated throne with his legs down. Its characteristic attributes are golden skin color, stupa, vase with a drink of immortality ( amrita ) and a wheel of Dharma. The Maitrei cult is especially popular in Central Asia, and it is there that many monasteries have its gigantic statues. His name is often mentioned in Buddhist literature comments.