Seishi Bosatsu’s Connections

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Member of

• Amida Sanzon

  The Amida Sanzon is the sacred triad of Pure Land Buddhism — Amida Buddha at the center, Kannon at his left hand, and Seishi Bosatsu at his right — who descend together to welcome the dying into the Western Pure Land.

Associated with

• Raigo

  When a Pure Land devotee approaches death, Seishi Bosatsu descends as part of the raigō — the welcoming procession from the Western Paradise — joining his palms in reverence beside Amida and Kannon on golden clouds.