four positions : walking , standing , sitting , lying down

four positions : walking , standing , sitting , lying down

Walking, living, sitting and lying, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is x í ngzh ù Zu ò wॸ, which means every move. It comes from "dachengbenshengxindiguanjing · baoenpin".

The origin of Idioms

"Dacheng Bensheng Xindi guanjing · repaying kindness" says: "when you walk, live, sit and lie, you will suffer from all kinds of distress." refers to the four states of the body. The language comes from Buddhist scriptures, such as "Ben Sheng Xin Di Guan Jing · Bao EN pin": "walk, live, sit and lie, suffer from all kinds of distress." The commandment says that every move of a monk should be in accordance with the rules and should not be rash and arbitrary. It is called "four prestige". Buddhists also believe that people who practice in good faith can study hard no matter they walk, live, sit or lie. They should keep their mind in order and keep chanting Buddhism. However, in the four states of walking, living, sitting and lying, the sitting state is the most suitable. For example, Yuan Chaofan of Ming Dynasty pointed out in Yuxing, the key to meditation: "the method of practice is to adjust the mind when practicing, living, sitting and lying. However, if you lie down more often, you will feel drowsy; if you stand up more often, you will feel tired; if you walk more often, you will feel confused. I can't sit like this, so I use my ears. " Later, it also refers to every move. For example, the third and seventh chapter of the story of children's Heroes: "you only look at the monkey. No matter whether he lives, sits or sleeps, he always sticks his head on his chest and carries his neck up." (Li Mingquan)

Analysis of Idioms

Movement, sitting and lying

Idiom usage

Chapter 37 of Wenkang's biography of heroes and heroines in Qing Dynasty: "you just look at the monkey. He always sticks his head on his chest and carries Bo'er upside down, no matter whether he is walking, sitting or lying."