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.
In walking, standing, sitting, and lying down, I do not forget the Buddha's teachings.
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
Every aspect of daily life is training.
Standard kanji form; 座 is the modern character for sitting.
Variant using the older character 坐 for sitting; less common in modern writing.
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.