坐 zuò

1. zuò verb to sit
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Posture
   Notes: Especially, to sit cross-legged (Guoyu '坐' v 1; Rouzer 2007, p. 40; Unihan '坐')
2. zuò verb to ride
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Transportation
   Notes: A bus, airplane etc. 坐 is synonymous with 乘, in this sense (Guoyu '坐' v 4; Unihan '坐')
3. zuò verb to visit
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '坐' v 8)
4. zuò noun a seat
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: Variant of 座 (Guoyu '坐' n 1; Rouzer 2007, p. 40; Unihan '坐')
5. zuò verb to hold fast to; to stick to
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 坐 is synonymous with 坚守, in this sense.
6. zuò verb to be in a position
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Especially of a building or other architectural structure to sit in a postion and face a certain direction (Guoyu '坐' v 3)
7. zuò preposition because; for
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes:
8. zuò verb to convict; to try
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: 坐 is synonymous with 定罪 in this sense (Guoyu '坐' v 6; Rouzer 2007, p. 40)
9. zuò verb to stay
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 坐 is synonymous with 居留 or 停留, in this sense (Guoyu '坐' v 3)
10. zuò verb to kneel
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '坐' v 2)
11. zuò verb to violate
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 干犯 (Guoyu '坐' v 5)
12. zuò verb to sit; niṣad
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: niṣad, Pali: nisajjā, Japanese: za, Tibetan: bzhugs sam 'dug (BCSD '坐', p. 293; FGDB '坐'; Mahāvyutpatti 'nyaṣīdat'; MW 'niṣad'; SH '坐', p. 234; Unihan '坐')

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• 于此座结加趺坐(於此座結加趺坐) occupy his throne and sat on it cross-legged
• 归家稳坐(歸家穩坐) return home and sit peacefully
• 入定结跏趺坐(入定結跏趺坐) sitting in meditation with crossed legs
• 跏趺正坐 sit with crossed legs; sit in the lotus position
• 结加趺坐(結加趺坐) to sit cross-legged
• 十二头陀行 1. 在阿兰若处 2. 常行乞食 3. 次第乞食 4. 受一食法 5. 节量食 6. 中午后不得饮浆 7. 着弊衲衣 8. 但三衣 9. 冢间住 10. 树下止 11. 露地住 12. 但坐不卧(十二頭陀行 1. 在阿蘭若處 2. 常行乞食 3. 次第乞食 4. 受一食法 5. 節量食 6. 中午後不得飲漿 7. 著弊衲衣 8. 但三衣 9. 冢間住 10. 樹下止 11. 露地住 12. 但坐不臥) Ascetic Practices: 1. living in the wilderness; 2. only eating what is given as alms; 3. collecting alms in order; 4. receiving one meal per day; 5. eating a limited amount; 6. not drinking broth after noontime; 7. wearing robes of cast-off rags; 8. wearing only the three robes; 9. dwelling in cemeteries; 10. staying under a tree; 11. dwelling in an open place; 12. only sitting and not lying down
• 床坐 seat; āsana
• 坐百宝莲华(坐百寶蓮華) sitting on a lotus flower with a hundred jewels
• 半坐 to sit with one leg crossed; ardhaparyanka
• 坐卧具(坐臥具) a mat for sitting and sleeping on; niṣīdana
• 半跏坐 to sit with one leg crossed; ardhaparyanka
• 八关斋戒; 1. 不杀生 2. 不偷盗 3. 不淫 4. 不妄语 5. 不饮酒 6. 不着华鬘香油涂身 7. 不歌舞观听 8. 不坐卧高广大牀(八關齋戒; 1. 不殺生 2. 不偷盜 3. 不淫 4. 不妄語 5. 不飲酒 6. 不著華鬘香油塗身 7. 不歌舞觀聽 8. 不坐臥高廣大牀) Eight Precepts: 1. refrain from killing; 2. refrain from stealing; 3. refrain from sexual conduct; 4. refrain from lying; 5. refrain from consuming intoxicants; 6. refrain from wearing personal adornments; 7. refrain from partaking in music and dancing; 8. refrain from sleeping in fine beds
• 坐关(坐關) to sit in contemplation
• 静地禅坐颐养身心 海边散步开阔胸怀 树下小憩清凉自在 道路行走注意安全 居家团聚天伦之乐 月下沉思反省改过 心中有佛明心见性 人间修行与人为善(靜地禪坐頤養身心 海邊散步開闊胸懷 樹下小憩清涼自在 道路行走注意安全 居家團聚天倫之樂 月下沉思反省改過 心中有佛明心見性 人間修行與人為善) Nurture the body and mind in silent meditation. Broaden your mind by taking strolls along the beach. Stay calm and at peace when resting under trees. Be careful and safe when crossing roads. Enjoy time together with family at home. Reflect in the moonlight to amend your mistakes. Be mindful of the Buddha to discover your true nature. The cultivation of life is to be kind to others.
• 坐佛 a seated Buddha
• 安坐 steady meditation
• 问菩萨为何倒坐 叹众生不肯回头(問菩薩為何倒坐 嘆眾生不肯回頭) One asks why the bodhisattva is sitting backwards; He sighs about beings refusing to change direction.
• 跏趺坐 to sit in the lotus position ; to sit in the lotus position
• 坐禅法要(坐禪法要) Essential Methods of Meditation
• 半跏正坐 to sit upright with one leg crossed; ardhaparyanka
• 不坐卧高广大牀(不坐臥高廣大牀) refrain from sleeping in fine beds

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后坐 、 静坐罢工 、 极坐标系 、 坐以待毙 、 满坐寂然 、 坐席 、 坐而论道 、 促坐 、 坐船 、 坐标空间 、 止于坐隅 、 交脚坐 、 坐化 、 围坐 、 并坐 、 坐收渔利 、 坐享 、 坐卧不宁 、 连坐 、 坐下 、 坐不垂堂 、 全跏坐 、 坐江山 、 坐标法 、 坐标化 、 坐厕垫 、 任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台 、 坐椅 、 垂足而坐 、 坐贾

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• Lecture 4: Four Types of Etiquettes 第四講．四種威儀 One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 2: Becoming a Monastic and the Rules of the Precepts 《僧事百講2－出家戒法》 — count: 51
• My Means of Transportation 我的交通工具 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 1 - Life 1 《百年佛緣1－生活篇1》 — count: 33
• Lecture 10: Four Main Halls 第十講‧四大堂口 One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 1: Monastery Administration 《僧事百講1－叢林制度》 — count: 30
• Questions and Discussion 問題討論 Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》 — count: 25
• Japan 日本 Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》 — count: 22
• Humanistic Buddhism and Training in Meditation 人間佛教的定學 Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》 — count: 21
• India 印度 Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》 — count: 21
• Questions and Discussion 問題討論 Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》 — count: 19
• 2. Combined Practice of Chan and Pure Land Buddhism - 1. Meditation 貳、禪淨加行篇 一、禪修 Buddhism Series 7 - Organization and Ceremonies 《佛教叢書7－儀制》 — count: 18
• Writings on the Chan School and Pure Land - How to Practice Chan Meditation? 禪門淨土篇 如何參禪？ Humanistic Buddhism Quotations 《人間佛教語錄》 — count: 17

Collocations

• 坐卧 (坐臥) 何有去來坐臥 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, Awesome tranquility - Part 29 [Lecture] 報無住如如不動分第二十九 【講話】 — count: 19
• 坐在 (坐在) 有的坐在荊棘之上或是懸岩之邊 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 3: Greed is the Cause of Suffering 第三講　多欲為生死的根本 — count: 19
• 一坐 (一坐) 一坐度小劫 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, Beyond form and laksana - Part 20 [Lecture] 見身無住離相見性分第二十 【講話】 — count: 9
• 上坐 (上坐) 請上坐 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 1: Monastery Administration 《僧事百講1－叢林制度》, Lecture 10: Four Main Halls 第十講‧四大堂口 — count: 7
• 请坐 (請坐) 請坐吧 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 7: The Importance of Practicing Giving 第七講　布施為度人的根本 — count: 7
• 在坐 (在坐) 豈在坐也 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 6
• 生来坐 (生來坐) 生來坐不臥 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Introduction 前言 — count: 5
• 去坐 (去坐) 怎麼說佛陀沒有來去坐臥 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, Awesome tranquility - Part 29 [Lecture] 報無住如如不動分第二十九 【講話】 — count: 5
• 独坐 (獨坐) 獨坐高高大雄峰頂 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, Complete and utter selflessness - Part 17 [Lecture] 直下究竟本無我體分第十七 【講話】 — count: 5
• 坐到 (坐到) 印宗法師請我坐到上席 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Translation of Canonical Text 譯文 — count: 4