座ざ臥が

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.

• 行ぎょう住じゅう坐ざ臥が、仏ほとけの教おしえを忘わすれない。

  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

• 行ぎょう住じゅう坐ざ臥がのすべてが修しゅ行ぎょうである。

  Every aspect of daily life is training.