弥勒下生信仰由于被下层民众反叛者利用而遭一度禁止，但到了宋代又创造出人人皆知的大肚弥勒形象并广泛流传开来。
Maitreya " Xiasheng " beliefs once banned and became the using God for lower class to rebel . However , the big belly Maitreya image was created and widely spreaded until Song Dynasty .
弥勒下生