Prostration (Buddhism)
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A prostration is a gesture used in Buddhist practice to show reverence to the Triple Gem and other objects of veneration.
Tibetans on a pilgrimage to Lhasa, doing full-body prostrations
Pilgrims prostrating at the Jokhang, Lhasa
Zen
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Zen is a Mahayana Buddhist tradition that developed in China during the Tang dynasty by blending Indian Mahayana Buddhism, particularly Yogacara and Madhyamaka philosophies, with Chinese Taoist though
Eiheiji gate
Kodo Sawaki practicing zazen, his hands make the "cosmic mudra" (Jp: hokkai jōin 法界定印), which is common in Japanese Soto Zen
Venerable Hsuan Hua meditating in the lotus position, Hong Kong, 1953
Calligraphy of "Mu" (Hanyu Pinyin: wú) by Torei Enji. It figures in the famous Zhaozhou's dog kōan