Leela attitude
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Leela attitude (Thai: ปางลีลา; RTGS: pang lila) is an attitude of Buddha in Thai art of which the Buddha is stepping with his right foot and his right hand swinging and the other hand put towards to the front. The attitude is sometimes called the Walking Buddha.
The attitude refers to the episode where he is walking back to the earth from Dao Wadeung heaven (Trayastrimsa/Tavatimsa) with Devas and Brahmas that follow.
Gallery
at Wat Yannawa, Bangkok
Buddha statue at Wat Phra Thart Khao Noi, Nan province
See also
- Iconography of Gautama Buddha in Laos and Thailand
- Maravijaya attitude
- Meditation attitude
- Mudra
- Reclining Buddha
References
- Thai Buddha Attitudes translations
- translated from th:ปางลีลา on Thai Wikipedia
External links
Media related to Category: Walking Buddha at Wikimedia Commons