round Zen meditation cushion
A traditional round cushion used in Zen meditation, typically made of woven bulrush leaves. Specific to Buddhist practice.
See also: 布団
When doing zazen, you sit on a round meditation cushion.
Standard kanji spelling for the Zen meditation cushion.
Variant using the older form 坐; less common in modern usage.
A shortened form associated with 座蒲団, originally a sitting cushion made with 蒲, “cattail or bulrush.”