[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [釋氏要覽](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127) › 2.43 # 釋氏要覽 2.43 釋氏要覽 2.43 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.2.43) 毘婆沙論云。是相圓滿安坐義。聲論云以兩足趺加致兩髀如龍盤結○脇尊者云。是吉祥坐○念誦經云。全加趺是如來坐。半加趺是菩薩坐○踞坐謂垂足實坐也○跘跨坐（上平患切。下口爪切。淮南謂開膝坐為跘跨。江東謂之甲趺坐也）。 > The Vibhāṣā-śāstra says: This has the meaning of sitting securely in perfection of characteristics. The Śabda-śāstra says: Placing both feet crosswise on both thighs is like a dragon coiling. Venerable Pārśva says: This is the auspicious posture. The Sūtra on Recitation says: The full cross-legged posture is the Tathāgata's seat; the half cross-legged posture is the bodhisattva's seat. Squatting means sitting with the feet hanging down resting firmly. Sitting with legs splayed (pànkuà: the upper character has the fanqie ping-huan; the lower has kou-zhao. In Huainan, sitting with spread knees is called pànkuà; east of the Yangtze it is called jiǎfū sitting). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.2.42) - [Next: 2.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.2.44) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127~en-mt.2.43) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.2.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.2.43) · Pramāṇa