Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Wiktionary
n. a cross-legged sitting posture; a meditative position in Hinduism and Buddhism, also used in yoga and sexual intercourse
WordNet
n. a sitting position with the legs crossed; used in yoga
Wikipedia
The Padmasana or Lotus Position ( , ) is a cross-legged sitting asana originating in meditative practices of ancient India, in which the feet are placed on the opposing thighs. It is an established asana, commonly used for meditation, in the Hindu Yoga, Jain and Buddhist contemplative traditions. The asana is said to resemble a lotus, to encourage breathing proper to associated meditative practice, and to foster physical stability.
Shiva, the meditating ascetic God of Hinduism, Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism, and the Tirthankaras of Jainism have been depicted in the lotus position.
Usage examples of "lotus position".
Then she did notice as she sat down in the big easy chair and folded her legs in the awkward, elegant, and surprisingly comfortable Lotus position.
In Chicago, Simon and Mary Lou Servix sit naked on her bed, legs intertwined in the yabyum lotus position.
She got off the wooden chair, and sinking into the lotus position on the bare floor, she began by ridding herself of as much carbon dioxide as she was able.
She said nothing until she'd seated herself comfortably in lotus position.
As soon as they were free of the trees, Jonas dropped to the ground, his bearlike shape fitting as easily into a lotus position as if he were sitting onto a chair.
He rose fluidly to his feet, although he had been twisted up on the hard, cold rock in full lotus position for at least an hour.
From her hyperelongated height, which was now folded in a lotus position on a floating disk, through her narrow face, to her golden eyes and silver, gem-studded, two-meter hair spread out in a peacock pattern, her appearance reeked of xeno origins.
Audrey smiled at Charlie, put her tea on the floor, and folded her legs into the lotus position, settling in.
He wore a red and gold robe, and sat in lotus position atop a large, brightly lacquered steamer trunk.
The Oriental sat in the lotus position in an armchair across the room.
In her lotus position, hands at her side, Shakuntala reminded Irene of the statue of a goddess resting on an altar.
He and the Empress were seated, facing each other three feet apart, each on cushions, each in the lotus position.