Why are three Buddhas enshrined at the same time in the Mahavira Hall?

In the main hall of the Han Buddhist monasteries in China, the Daxiong Treasure Hall, three Buddha statues are often enshrined, which is generally called the "Three Buddhas". The three Buddhas have the saying of "Heng San" and "Jian San", and Heng San is also known as the Three Buddhas, that is, the Oriental Liuliguang Buddha (Medicine Buddha), and the middle Shakyamuni.

Buddha and Western Amitabha. The third life is in terms of time, that is, the Buddha of the past life, the Buddha Shakyamuni in the present life, and the Buddha Maitreya in the future life.

Mahayana Buddhism, based on the doctrine of the "three-body Buddha", believes that Shakyamuni Buddha has different identities and properties in different situations. These three-body Buddhas are the Dharmakaya Virujana Buddhas, representing the absolute truth of the Dharma. The reincarnation of the Buddha Lushana signifies the attainment of the highest wisdom of absolute truth; The body of Shakyamuni Buddha is the body of the Buddha who responds to the opportunity and educates sentient beings. There are many different theories about the Three-Body Buddha (generally referring to the Buddha of the past, the Buddha Shakyamuni, and the Buddha of the future.

Maitreya Buddha). All the forms of the Buddha are in the form of the Buddha Shakya.

based on the physiognomy. Therefore, the shape, appearance, and physical characteristics of each Buddha statue are similar except for the slight difference in the seal of the hand.

The three Buddhas in the Mahavira Hall are:1. The first kind of Heng Sanshi Buddha, it refers to the space world that exists at the same time, the center of the hall is Shakyamuni in the world of Suva, the left side is the Medicine Buddha of the Eastern Pure Glass World, and the right side is the Amitabha Buddha of the Western Elysium.

2. The second type is the three Buddhas, the three worlds refer to the past, the present, and the future three lives, and the three Buddhas are named after the past and present lives of life. In the center of the hall is guessed to be the Buddha of the present life, the left side is the Buddha of the past life, and the right side is the Maitreya Buddha of the future life.

3. The third is the three masters, who put Confucius, Shakyamuni, and Hail Potato Laozi side by side in the Daxiong Treasure Hall, and Sui Shi represents the unity of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism.

Some of the Nobita Treasure Hall is dedicated to the three-body Buddha; Buddha Lujana (pure dharma body), Lushana Buddha (perfect retribution lead body), Shakyamuni Buddha (hundreds of billions of incarnations). Some are dedicated to the three Buddhas; Burning the Ancient Buddha (Buddha of the past), Buddha Shakyamuni (Buddha of the present), Buddha Maitreya (Buddha of the future).

In the middle, Shakyamuni, the two bodhisattvas on the left and right, Manjushri and Puxian, Dora and Guanzi, etc.

In the hall of the Mahavira Treasure Generally: Shakyamuni Buddha, Medicine Buddha, Amitabha Buddha.

We call it: Heng III Buddha. That is, Shakyamuni Buddha in the middle (in charge of the ** Sampa world), Medicine Buddha on the right (in charge of the Eastern Glass Light World), and Amitabha Buddha on the left (in charge of the Western Elysium).