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
I sat in the lotus position and meditated during yoga class.
The Buddhist statue is placed on a lotus pedestal.
Standard kanji spelling for both the meditation posture and the Buddhist pedestal.
Variant using 坐 (sit) instead of 座 (seat); sometimes seen in meditation contexts.
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.