Leela attitude

The Buddha in Leela Attitude at in Sukhothai Historical Park, Thailand

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[]

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  at Wat Yannawa, Bangkok

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  at Phutthamonthon, Nakhon Pathom province

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  Buddha statue at , Nan province

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  at , Nakhon Ratchasima province

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  at Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore

See also[]

• Maravijaya attitude
• Mudra

References[]

• Thai Buddha Attitudes translations
• translated from th:ปางลีลา on Thai Wikipedia

External links[]

• Media related to Category: Walking Buddha at Wikimedia Commons