Among the heavenly beings, he is placed as the highest deity as the creator of the world. In Buddhism, he is considered the first heaven residing in the First Heaven in the Realm of Form (one of the three realms) as a guardian deity who aids Shakyamuni in his training, and is said to be a god who pleads with Shakyamuni to preach and praises and protects the Buddhist teachings.
His hips are leaning to the left and his right foot is about to step forward, but this posture also shows that he is ready to move at any time in order to save people.