jiā
跏趺
Buddhist term; transliteration
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesverb
to sit cross-legged; to sit in the lotus position
literaryA specific seated posture (full lotus) used in Buddhist meditation and yoga practices. The character itself is rarely used alone; the meaning is primarily seen in the compound "伽趺" or contextually.
Sēng僧
rén人
zài在
chán禅
táng堂
zhōng中
jiā伽
fū趺
ér而
zuò坐
。
The monk sat in the lotus position in the meditation hall.
Xué学
xí习
míng冥
xiǎng想
，
shǒu首
xiān先
yào要
xué学
huì会
jiā伽
zuò坐
。
To learn meditation, you must first learn to sit cross-legged.