Editing Sitting (section)

===Yoga, traditions and spirituality===
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There are many seated positions in various traditions and rituals.  Four examples are:

* 正座 (zhengzuo) is a [[Chinese language|Chinese word]] which describes the traditional formal way of sitting in Ancient China.  A related position is 跪座, which differs in the tops of the feet being raised off the ground.
* [[Vajrasana (yoga)|Vajrasana]] (Diamond Pose) is a [[yoga]] posture ([[asana]]) similar to seiza.
* The [[lotus position]] involves resting each foot on the opposite thigh so that the soles of the feet face upwards. 
* The [[Siddhasana#Variations|Burmese position]], named so because of its use in [[Buddhist]] sculptures in [[Burma]], places both feet in front of the pelvis with knees bent and touching the floor to the sides.  The heels are pointing toward pelvis or upward, and toes are pointed so that the tops of the feet lie on the ground.  This looks similar to the cross-legged position, but the feet are not placed underneath the thigh of the next leg, therefore the legs do not cross.  Instead, one foot is placed in front of the other.

In various [[mythology|mythologies]] and folk magic, sitting is a magical act that connects the person who sits with other persons, states or places.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Čajkanović |first=Veselin |author-link=Veselin Čajkanović |translator=Živković, Marko |year=1996 |title=Magical Sitting |journal=Anthropology of East Europe Review |volume=14 |issue=1 |url=http://condor.depaul.edu/~rrotenbe/aeer/aeer14_1/zivkovic.html |access-date=2007-07-09 |quote=It is obvious from all the above that sitting, seen from the viewpoint of the history of religion, could be a magical act which, within the framework of analogic magic, will establish a certain relationship, a covenant. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070703174556/http://condor.depaul.edu/~rrotenbe/aeer/aeer14_1/zivkovic.html |archive-date=2007-07-03 }}</ref>

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File:Buddhist bronze sculpture NMND.JPG|An [[India]]n [[Buddha]], seated with legs crossed
File:Tea ceremony performing 2.jpg|The [[Japanese tea ceremony]] is performed sitting in [[seiza]].
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