The Myth of Maitreya Played a Significant Role in the History

question 25

Multiple Choice

The myth of Maitreya played a significant role in the history of fourteenth-century China because

• A) the Confucian establishment used the myth to retain power for itself.
• B) the peasants believed that Maitreya would rescue them from plagues.
• C) the peasants believed that Maitreya would give his followers power over their oppressors.
• D) Maitreya was the new god of the Ming dynasty.

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