Meditation attitude

Meditation Attitude (Khmer: ព្រះពុទ្ធសម្មាធិ, preah pud (buddha) samathi, Thai: ปางสมาธิ; RTGS: pang samathi) or known as meditating Buddha is an attitude of Buddha in Thai, Burmese, Khmer, Lao, and other Buddhist countries art, of which the seated Buddha is putting both of his upturned hands on the lap, usually putting his right hand on the top. His eyes are closed. The attitude refers to an episode where he reached enlightenment, meditating in this posture under the Bodhi tree. Other names in Thai are "Reaching Enlightment attitude" (ปางตรัสรู้; paang trassaruu) or "The First attitude" (ปฐมปาง; pathom paang) The attitude has another version called "Diamond Mediation attitude" (ปางขัดสมาธิเพชร; paang kud sa ma thi petch), which the positions of his feet differs from this one.

The Mediatting Buddha of Wat Pho's ubosot

Not to be confused with the other common seated Buddha called Maravijaya attitude, the Meditation attitude has his both hands on his lap, whilst the Maravijaya has only one of his hand on the lap.

Gallery

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  Khmer mediation Buddha from Prasat Phimai lintel, 11th-12th Century CE, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand.
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  at Wat Phra Yai, Koh Samui
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  Phra Phutta Nira Rokhan Taraya Chayawattana of four directions

References

• Thai Buddha Attitudes translations
• translated from th:ปางสมาธิ on Thai Wikipedia