Amitabha's sitting posture is sitting on the lotus platform, with his palm up on his heel and holding a lotus platform in his palm; Or tie your hands and put your palms on your feet. This is generally the posture of Sakyamuni worshipping Amitabha on the right.
Standing posture is standing on the lotus platform, with the left hand hanging down as the seal of wish and the right hand rising as the seal of fearlessness (also known as the seal of welcome); Or bend your left hand to your chest and hold the lotus table in your palm. Amitabha's standing posture is also called Amitabha's leading posture.
The lotus platform in the palm of Amitabha's hand represents the seat of all sentient beings after their death in the paradise of the West, and embodies Amitabha's wish to save all sentient beings. According to the fingerprint of do, the seat where the deceased sat was also divided into nine grades, so the lotus table he mastered was also called "do lotus table".
According to the "Infinite Life Sutra", in the past dragon robbery, when the Buddha was born, there was a king who, after listening to the Buddha's statement, became a monk named Fazang. Since then, the Zen master has lived in Wang Qian, absorbed 265,438+billion buddhas and made 48 wishes. Its fundamental wish is: "If I get the Buddha, all living beings in ten places believe in happiness and want to live in our country and even ten thoughts." If they are not born, they will not be enlightened. " The Zen master made this wish and has always been enshrined in the solemn pure land. His Buddhist land is ten trillion temples away from here, and it is famous for its happiness.
After this 48-year-old wish was established, the Zen master devoted himself to the solemn and wonderful land. I often worship Buddha and God with four things: food, clothing, quilt and medicine. If so, I can't sigh and count my contributions. The breath in the mouth is fragrant and clean, like the smell of violet flowers. The pores of the body smell of sandalwood, and its fragrance is generally influenced by the infinite world. The appearance and color are extremely correct and the body is in good condition. Hands often naturally produce endless treasures, clothes, food, treasures, colorful covers, ceremonial flags and other decorative items. If so, it will surpass the achievements of everyone in the world and be comfortable in all laws. Monks built the best paradise in all the pure lands and became Buddhas themselves. This is called Amitabha.