zafu
nounEtymology Japanese 座蒲 (zafu, “cattail seat”).
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A round cushion used for sitting during meditation.
- The cushions on the living room floor — a zabuton and zafu, to be exact — are used for daily Buddhist-influenced meditation.2007 February 4, Dan Shaw, “As Always, Mother Knows Best”, in New York Times:
- The rugs were pink, the walls were pink, the “zafus” for seating were pink.2016, Melissa Broder, So Sad Today: