半跏坐
bàn​jiā​zuò

one-legged lotus position

  • created sense approved 半跏坐 · bàn​jiā​zuò · one-legged lotus position — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    半跏坐

    bàn​jiā​zuò

    one-legged lotus position

    sitting with one leg crossed and the other hanging down, or with one foot on the opposite thigh; commonly used in Buddhist art to depict a Bodhisattva

    半 (literal) → 半 · bàn · half 跏 (literal) → 跏 · jiā · to sit cross-legged 坐 (literal) → 坐 · zuò · to sit

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