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Maitreya is depicted in a number of standard postures and iconographic forms. On occasion Maitreya is shown in a seated posture with the right leg pendant similar to forms of Avalokiteshvara.

In these representations Maitreya is identified by either the stupa on the crown of the head or on a flower blossom, the water flask, a wheel, or krishnasara deerskin over the left shoulder. He can also be tentatively identified through a process of elimination by noting a lack of attributes associated with Manjushri or Avalokiteshvara. The example above is identified by the stupa on the crown of the head which is unique to Maitreya.