半はん跏か思し惟い像ぞう

noun

half-lotus contemplative statue

Buddhist art term for a statue of a figure (often Maitreya) seated in the half-lotus position with a contemplative gesture. Used in art history and temple contexts.

See also: 弥勒菩薩

• 京きょう都との広こう隆りゅう寺じには有ゆう名めいな半はん跏か思し惟い像ぞうがある。

  There is a famous half-lotus contemplative statue at Kōryū-ji in Kyoto.