 This religious adaptation is also exemplified in the Hwarang corp, a group of aristocratic youth who were groomed for leadership in the endless wars on the peninsula.The leader of the Hwarang was believed to be the incarnation of Maitreya, a uniquely Korean adaptation of the religion.Maitreya, it was believed, would ascend to earth as the future Buddha in 56 million years and this believe was incorporated into Silla's desire to unite the peninsula.