kiza　跪坐

KEY WORD :　art history / sculptures

A kneeling position for a Buddhist image. Bodhisattva figures *Kannon 観音 and *Seishi 勢至 often sit this way when they attend *Amida 阿弥陀 in raigou imagery (see *raigou-zu 来迎図). The bodhisattvas in Amida sanzonzou 阿弥陀三尊像 (1148) from Sanzenin 三千院, Kyoto, are excellent examples. This position is more commonly known as seiza 正座, and is the formal way to sit in Japan.

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