rinnouza　輪王坐

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The royal ease position (Sk: Maharajalilasana). A seated position used for a Buddhist image with one knee (usually the right) raised and the other folded in front of the body. This relaxed position has a worldly character and is not as formal as most other seated positions of Buddhist deities *Nyoirin Kannon 如意輪観音 is usually seated in this position on a lotus base. A small bronze image in Yamato Bunkakan 大和文華館, Nara, is an excellent early 9c Chinese example. The most famous image in the rinnouza position is the 9c Nyoirin Kannon image from Kanshinji 観心寺 in Osaka.

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