noun
sitting and lying down; daily postures
Formal or literary term for the acts of sitting and lying down, often used in fixed expressions about daily life.
行住坐臥、仏の教えを忘れない。
In walking, standing, sitting, and lying down, I do not forget the Buddha's teachings.
noun
daily life; everyday activities
Used in the set phrase 行住坐臥 (ぎょうじゅうざが) to mean all aspects of daily life; rarely used independently.
See also: 行住坐臥
行住坐臥のすべてが修行である。
Every aspect of daily life is training.
A four-character compound meaning 'walking, standing, sitting, and lying down'; 座臥 is a component of this phrase and is rarely used outside it.
Compound of 座 (sitting) and 臥 (lying down). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is primarily known through the Buddhist phrase 行住坐臥.