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Lotus position

Lotus position or Padmasana (Sanskrit: पद्मासन, romanized: padmāsana) is a cross-legged sitting meditation pose from ancient India, in which each foot is placed on the opposite thigh. It is an ancient asana in yoga, predating hatha yoga, and is widely used for meditation in Hindu, Tantra, Jain, and Buddhist traditions.

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Lotus position

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related to Western culture · 18
Lotus position → Bond, Buddhist, Dresner, Fleming's, Ian Fleming's, James Bond, Japan, Jogi, Lisa, Megan Lane, Poland's Obory Dairy, Polish, She, Start, The, The BBC, Thomas Tweed, You Only Live Twice
related to Asian art · 17
Lotus position → Bali, CE, Denpasar, Gautama Buddha, GujaratGautama BuddhaShivaMahaviraA Padmasana, Hindu, In Bali, In Buddhism, In Hinduism, In Jainism, Lotus, Padmasana, Parshvanatha, Patan, Pura Jagatnatha, Shiva, Tirthankaras
related to history · 14
Lotus position → CE, Ch, Chandragupta II, Hatha Yoga Pradipika, In Asian, In Chinese, Nisvasattvasamhita Nayasutra, Padma, Padmasana, Patanjalayogashastravivarana, Sanskrit, Skt, The, Tibetan Buddhism
related to Variations · 7
Lotus position → Ardha Padmasana, Easy Pose, In, It, Sanskrit, Sukhasana, Sukhāsana

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lotus pose yoga position padmasana sitting meditation century half legs asanas सन variations sanskrit meditating पद foot sukhasana used buddhist

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Lotus positionrelated to Asian artIn Buddhism0.60section
Lotus positionrelated to Asian artGautama Buddha0.60section

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