Vajraparyaṅka
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vajraparyaṅka. (T. rdo rje skyil krung; C. jingang jiafuzuo; J. kongōkafuza; K. kŭmgang kabujwa 金剛跏趺坐). Literally “vajra posture”. A cross-legged seated position suitable for meditation practice.[1] The Sanskrit name is said to derive from the stability and indestructibility of the posture, which is like a vajra.[2]
This position is the first point in the seven-point posture of Vairochana.
The Princeton Dictionary states:
- Widely adopted as a basis for the practice of seated meditation throughout the Buddhist world, the vajraparyaṅka is occasionally known simply as the “meditation posture.” It is often confused with the padmāsana (lotus posture), where the positions of the left and right feet are reversed; [the padmāsana] position is predominantly used in Hindu forms of yoga.[2]
Notes
- ↑
rdo rje skyil krung, Christian-Steinert Dictionary
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Buswell & Lopez 2014, s.v. vajraparyaṅka.
Sources
Buswell, Robert E.; Lopez, Donald S. (2014), The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism, Princeton University
