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Definition[1]

結跏趺坐 [py] jiéjiā fūzuò [wg] chieh-chia-fu-tso [ko] 결가부좌 kyŏlgabujwa [ja] ケッカフザ kekkafuza ||| A style of sitting for meditation, known in the West as Lotus Position. One first places the right foot on the left thigh, and then places the left foot on the right thigh. This is the most correct and stable posture for meditation, which has been taught in India since ancient times.

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[Dictionary References] Naka317b Iwa227 [Credit] cmuller(entry) cwittern(py)
Definition[2]

佛陀的坐法,即盤膝而坐。略有二種:若先以右足置於左腿上,再以左足置於右腿上,叫做降魔坐;若先以左足置於右腿上,再以右足置於左腿上者,則叫做吉祥坐。

Source
陳義孝編, 竺摩法師鑑定, 《佛學常見辭彙》
Definition[3]

The Buddha's sitting posture with legs crossed and soles upward, left over right being the attitude for subduing demons, right over left for blessing, the hands being placed one above the other in similar order. Also, said to be paryaṅkabandha, or utkuṭukāsana, sitting on the hams like ascetics in meditation.

Source
A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
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