Leela attitude
Attitude of Buddha in Thai art
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Leela attitude is an attitude of Buddha in Southeast 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 Tavatimsa with Devas and Brahmas that follow.
Names
Gallery
at Wat Yannawa, Bangkok
Buddha statue at Wat Phra Thart Khao Noi, Nan province
at Wat Tham Khao Roup Chang, Nakhon Ratchasima province
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See also
References
- Thai Buddha Attitudes translations
- translated from th:ปางลีลา on Thai Wikipedia
External links
Media related to Walking Buddha at Wikimedia Commons
