koki　胡跪
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Also kojin kiza 胡人跪坐. A kneeling position for a Buddhist image. The figure sits with both knees fully bent, and a straight back, in a gesture of respect or worship. The attendant demons for *En no Gyouja 役行者, such as those in Ishiumadera 石馬寺, Shiga prefecture from the Kamakura period, sit in this position. A variation on this position, also found in raigou imagery (see *raigou-zu 来迎図), where the figure has one knee raised, usually the left is sometimes called sonkyoza 蹲踞坐.
　

sonkyoza 蹲踞坐

　
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