mudra

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Any of several formal symbolic hand postures used in classical dance of India and in Hindu and Buddhist iconography

The king of creation would not have curved his palm into the likeness of a Hindu mudra in an attempt to protect the tiny launching pad on his thumbnail from the dank wind.

Formal body positions and postures used in yoga and meditation

The Kechari Mudra is accomplished by thrusting the tongue into the gullet, by turning it over itself, and keeping the eyesight in the middle.

{i} (Buddhism and Hinduism) type of symbolic hand gesture
In Buddhism and Hinduism, a symbolic gesture of the hands and fingers used in ceremonies, dance, sculpture, and painting. Hundreds of mudras are used in ceremony and dance, often in combination with movements of the wrists, elbows, and shoulders. In ceremonies, especially in Buddhism, a mudra acts as a kind of seal, affirming a mystical or magical vow or utterance, such as a prayer to ward off evil. A mudra often accompanies the utterance of a mantra
ritual hand movement in Hindu religious dancing
mudra

    Heceleme

    mu·dra

    Türkçe nasıl söylenir

    mʌdrı

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    /ˈmədrə/ /ˈmʌdrə/

    Etimoloji

    () From Sanskrit मुद्रा (mudrā) (seal).