Meditation attitude
Meditation Attitude 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" or "The First attitude" The attitude has another version called "Diamond Mediation attitude", which the positions of his feet differs from this one.
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
