zuò
huà

technical

Meaning of 坐化

坐化 means (of Buddhist monks) to die while sitting in meditation; to pass away while seated in the lotus position. Pronounced zuò huà.

  • (of Buddhist monks) to die while sitting in meditation; to pass away while seated in the lotus position

Definitions & Examples

wèi
lǎo
shang
zuó
zuò
huà
 
xiǎng
nián
jiǔ
shí
suì
 

That old monk passed away while seated yesterday, at the age of ninety.

shuō
zhǐ
yǒu
xiū
xíng
gāo
de
sēng
rén
cái
néng
zuò
huà
 

It is said that only monks of very high spiritual cultivation can achieve sitting death.

zài
chán
dìng
zhōng
zuò
huà
 
miàn
róng
ān
xiáng
 

He died while seated in meditation, with a peaceful expression.

Zhè
zuò
gòng
fèng
zhe
wèi
zuò
huà
gāo
sēng
de
ròu
shēn
 

This pagoda enshrines the physical body of a high monk who died while seated.