半跏

はんか

Meanings

1. Noun half lotus position (meditation posture) (i.e.: sitting with one foot placed on the opposite thigh) See also: 半跏趺坐 (はんかふざ).

Kanji

• 半 half. Read as ハン.
• 跏 sitting in the lotus position. Read as カ.

Words containing 半跏

• 半跏趺坐 (はんかふざ) half lotus position (meditation posture)
• 半跏思惟像 (はんかしいぞう) statue of a figure sitting contemplatively in the half lotus position (often of Maitreya)

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