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A zabuton (座布団) is a Japanese cushion for sitting. The zabuton is the everyday cushion found in homes and used for eating, watching television, reading at the kotatsu, and other daily activities. A typical square zabuton measures 50–70 cm (20–30 inches) on a side and is several centimeters thick when new.
Zabuton are found throughout Japan, and enter many aspects of the culture.
- In Zen meditation, practitioners sit on zafu which is typically placed on top of a zabuton. The zabuton becomes like a floor cushion.
- In sumo, members of the audience throw zabuton toward the ring after an upset.
- In yose, notably on the long-running television show Shōten, comedians receive zabuton as a form of scoring.
- In jidaigeki, according to a stereotype, the boss prisoner in a jail cell receives all the zabuton from his or her cell mates.
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The Sitting Frog Zen Sangha needs more zafus and zabutons. If you want to help, you can order us some from http://zabuzabu.net. Thanks!
dogobarrygraham (Dogo Barry Graham) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:58:17 -0000
The Sitting Frog Zen Sangha needs more zafus and zabutons. If you want to help, you can order us some from http://zabuzabu.net. Thanks!
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