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Benjamin Creme | |
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 Lecturing in Paris, 17 March 2006 | |
| Born | 5 December 1922 |
| Died | 24 October 2016 (aged 93) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | artist, author, esotericist |
| Known for | Views on the second coming[1] |
Benjamin Creme (5 December 1922 − 24 October 2016) was a Scottish artist, esoteric writer, and editor of Share International magazine.[1][2]
Creme asserted that the Second Coming, prophesied by many religions, would come in the form of Maitreya, the World Teacher.[1] Maitreya is the name Buddhists use for the future Buddha, but Creme believed that Maitreya is the teacher that all religions point towards and hope for.[1] Creme maintained that Maitreya had returned in a physical form, descended from the Himalayas, and then moved to London on 19 July 1977.[3]
- ^ a b c d Pokorny, Lukas (2021). "Maitreya, Crop Circles, and the Age of Light: Benjamin Creme's UFO Thought". In Zeller, Ben (ed.). Handbook of UFO Religions. Brill Handbooks on Contemporary Religion. Vol. 20. Leiden and Boston: Brill Publishers. pp. 295–311. doi:10.1163/9789004435537_014. ISBN 978-90-04-43437-0. ISSN 1874-6691. S2CID 238917616. Archived from the original on 10 May 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ Creme, Benjamin. "Benjamin Creme: A messenger of hope, Lecturing". Share International. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ Niebuhr, Gustav (20 July 1996). "New Millennium, Great Expectations". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 10 May 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2014.