noun
Meditation and yoga posture with legs crossed and each foot placed on the opposite thigh. Also called 結跏趺坐 (けっかふざ).
See also: 結跏趺坐
ヨガのクラスで蓮華座を組んで瞑想した。
I sat in the lotus position and meditated during yoga class.
noun
lotus seat; lotus pedestal
The lotus-shaped base or throne on which a Buddhist statue is seated.
仏像は蓮華座の上に安置されている。
The Buddhist statue is placed on a lotus pedestal.
From 蓮華 (れんげ, 'lotus flower') + 座 (ざ, 'seat'). The lotus is a symbol of purity and enlightenment in Buddhism, and the posture or pedestal resembles the flower.