Leela attitude


Leela attitude is an Iconography of Gautama [Buddha in Laos and Thailand|attitude of Buddha in Southeast art] of which the Buddha is stepping with his right foot and his right-hand swinging and the other hand put towards to the front. The attitude is sometimes called the Walking Buddha.
The attitude refers to the episode where he is walking back to the earth from Tavatimsa with Devas and Brahmas that follow.

Names

The attitude is known by various names throughout Southeast Asia, including as abaya mudra in Myanmar and as pang lila in Thailand.