What is the Three Buddhas in Buddhist scriptures?

The three Buddhas are the main objects of worship in Mahayana Buddhism, and they are divided into three horizontal Buddhas according to space and three vertical Buddhas according to time.

The third Buddha refers to the Amitabha Buddha of the Western Elysium, who is in charge of the Western Elysium. He has two attendants, the "Great Courage" Great Trend Bodhisattva and the "Great Compassion" Guanyin Bodhisattva; Shakyamuni in the world of Suva, in charge of the world of Suva, he has two attendants, the "Great Wisdom" Manjushri Bodhisattva and the "Great Walk" Puxian Bodhisattva; The Medicine King Buddha of the Oriental Glass World, who is in charge of the Oriental Glass Light World, has two attendants, the Bodhisattva of the Sun and the Bodhisattva of the Moonlight.

The three Buddhas refer to the past Buddhas who lit lamps, the ancient Buddhas, the present Shakyamuni Buddhas, the future Buddhas, and Maitreya Buddhas.

Therefore, the three Buddhas and the four great bodhisattvas - Avalokiteshvara, Manjushri, Pugen and Jizo Wang are the main objects of worship in Mahayana Buddhism, especially Han Buddhism, and are the main deities in Chinese temples. The Bodhisattva of Great Trend and Avalokiteshvara occupy a very important position in Tibetan Buddhism.

In China, the ashram of Guanyin Bodhisattva is Putuo Mountain in Zhejiang Province; Manjushri's ashram is Mount Wutai in Shanxi Province; The dojo of Fuxian Bodhisattva is Mount Emei, Sichuan Province; The dojo of King Jizo Bodhisattva is Jiuhua Mountain in Anhui Province.

Heng III: Amitabha Buddha in the Western Elysium, Shakyamuni Buddha in the Sampa World, and Medicine King Buddha in the Eastern Glass Light World. Vertical III: The Buddha of the Lamp in the previous life, the Buddha Shakyamuni in this life, and the Maitreya Buddha in the next life.

The three Buddha statues enshrined in two combinations:

1) Vertical three Buddha ranking: Shakyamuni Buddha in the middle, ancient Buddha on the left side, and Maitreya Buddha on the right.

2) Ranking of the three Buddhas: Shakyamuni Buddha in the middle, Amitabha Buddha on the left, and Medicine Buddha on the right.

The third Buddha refers to: the inheritance relationship of the Buddha from the time of reflection, Shakyamuni Buddha (now Buddha); Lighting the lamp on the ancient Buddha (Buddha of the past); Maitreya Buddha (Future Buddha).

The third Buddha refers to the Buddha Shakyamuni in the middle (in charge of the ** world of sava), the Medicine Buddha on the right (in charge of the world of glass light in the east), and the Buddha Amitabha on the left (in charge of the world of Western Bliss).

The three Buddhas Maitreya Buddha, Shakyamuni Buddha, Amitabha Buddha.

Tibetan Buddhism is different.

The Daxiong Hall is the main hall of the Buddhist temple, also known as the main hall. There are one Buddha, three Buddhas, five Buddhas, seven Buddhas, etc., but there are three Buddhas in the majority.

The situation of the three Buddhas in the same hall is common: "Three Buddhas", "Three Buddhas" and "Three Body Buddhas", and there are also "Maitreya Buddhas, Shakyamuni Buddhas, Amitabha Buddhas".

Three-Body Buddha: Shakyamuni has three bodies, namely the Dharma Body Buddha Virujana Buddha, the Reincarnation Buddha Lushana Buddha, and the Avatar Buddha (also known as the incarnation Buddha) Shakyamuni Buddha, specifically referring to the birth of Shakyamuni.

Sanfang Buddha (also known as Heng San Buddha): In the middle is the world of Buddha (that is, we humans now live in the "filthy land", "Buddha" is the meaning of "forbearance") Buddha Buddha, whose left side is Manjushri Bodhisattva, and its right side is Puxian Bodhisattva, collectively known as "Three Buddhas".

On the right side is Amitabha, the leader of the Western Elysium, and its left flank is Guanyin Bodhisattva, and on the right flank is the Great Trend Bodhisattva, collectively known as the "Three Sages of the West", or "(A) Mida Three Statues".

The Third Buddha (also known as the Three Buddhas): The Three Buddhas reflect the inheritance relationship of the Buddha from the lack of pants, indicating that the Dharma will last forever and will last from generation to generation. In the middle is the Buddha of the present world, that is, the Buddha of Shakti Mu.

On the left is the Buddha of the past life, represented by the Buddha of the Burning Lamp. In some monasteries, the Buddha in the past was the Buddha of the Greeting Leaf (the Buddha before the Buddha of On the right is the future Buddha, that is, the pure shirt of Maitreya Buddha.

Classification of the Buddha aShakyamuni Three-Body Buddha, Dharmakaya Buddha, centered; Buddha of the body, on the left; He should be a pure Buddha in the world, on the right.

b.The three Buddhas, the Buddhist saying, that is, the past, the present, and the future three lives, are divided into three Buddhas (the Medicine Buddha of the Eastern Pure Glass World is on the left, the Shakyamuni Buddha of the Sampa World is in the center, and the Amitabha Buddha of the Western Elysium is on the right), and the three Buddhas of the vertical world (the present Buddha Shakyamuni Buddha, the past Buddha Burning the Lamp Buddha, and the future Buddha Maitreya Buddha).

Buddha Shakyamuni Buddha left side of the Manjushri Bodhisattva, right side of the service of the Bodhisattva, these three together called "the three Buddhas".

Medicine Buddha serves the Sunlight Bodhisattva on the left flank and the Moonlight Bodhisattva on the right flank, and these three are collectively called the "Three Sages of the East" or "The Three Statues of Medicine Buddha".

Amitabha Buddha is the head of the Western Elysium, serving Guanyin Bodhisattva on the left flank and the Bodhisattva on the right flank, collectively known as the "Three Sages of the West" or "Amitabha Three Statues".