Vajra posture

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(1) The posture of sitting cross-legged with one's ankles resting on the thighs of the opposite legs. Known in hatha yoga as the full lotus posture. (2) The site where someone attains enlightenment, for instance Buddha in Bodh Gaya.

Tibetan: རྡོ་རྗེ་སྐྱིལ་ཀྲུང་། rdo-rje skyil-krung

Sanskrit: vajrāsana

Synonyms: Vajrasana


Other languages

Deutsch: Vajra-Haltung
Tiếng Việt: Tư thế kim cang

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