Leela attitude

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 Buddha in Leela Attitude at Wat Sa Sri in Sukhothai Historical Park, Thailand

The attitude refers to the episode where he is walking back to the earth from Tavatimsa with Devas and Brahmas that follow.

Names

The attitude is known by various names throughout Southeast Asia, including as abaya mudra (Burmese: အဘယမုဒြာ; abhaya mudrā) in Myanmar and as pang lila (Thai: ปางลีลา; RTGS: pang lila) in Thailand.

Gallery

• 
  at Wat Yannawa, Bangkok
• 
  at Phutthamonthon, Nakhon Pathom province
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  Buddha statue at Wat Phra Thart Khao Noi, Nan province
• 
  at Wat Tham Khao Roup Chang, Nakhon Ratchasima province
• 
  at Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore

See also

• Iconography of Gautama Buddha in Laos and Thailand
• Maravijaya attitude
• Meditation attitude
• Mudra
• Reclining Buddha
• Kouros
• Contrapposto

References

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

External links

• Media related to Category: Walking Buddha at Wikimedia Commons