龍舒增廣淨土文 4.58

4.58

According to the canonical scriptures, the hands, feet, and six sense faculties of all Buddhas and bodhisattvas are always upright and proper; hence they are called the 'eight straight features.' Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva originally sat in full lotus posture; his supernatural powers and transformations are sovereign and unhindered, hence he is called Guanzizai (Contemplating Sovereignty). Today, people make images sitting with one foot raised and one hand resting, calling it 'Sovereign Avalokiteśvara'; this is an error.