Leela attitude
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
at Phutthamonthon, Nakhon Pathom province
Buddha statue at , Nan province
at , Nakhon Ratchasima province
See also[]
References[]
- Thai Buddha Attitudes translations
- translated from th:ปางลีลา on Thai Wikipedia
External links[]
- Media related to Category: Walking Buddha at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Buddhist art
- Buddhist iconography
- Laotian art
- Buddha statues in Thailand
- Buddhism in Laos