The universe of the Great Vehicle contains numerous Bodhisattvas. The chief Bodhisattva is Avalokiteshwar ('The Lord who Looks Down'), also called Padmapani ('The Lotus-Bearer') and Lokesvara ('The Lord of the World'). The gentle MAITREYA, the FUTURE BUDDHA, is worshipped as a Bodhisattva - it is Maitreya who is yet to come to save the world.