In Western society, the lotus pose, or padmasana, is almost emblematic of Eastern spirituality and is in fact significant in traditional Buddhist, Hindu, Jain and Tantric practices. The pose pre-dates Hatha yoga and was and remains to be the typical meditative posture of East Asian religions. The Buddha himself is often depicted in full or half lotus, while Shiva, a Hindu deity of destruction (destruction of the individual self) adopts this position pretty consistently. The

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