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Mudra is used in the iconography of Hindu and Buddhist art of the Indian subcontinent and described in the scriptures, such as Nātyaśāstra, which lists 24 asaṁyuta ("separated", meaning "one-hand") and 13 saṁyuta ("joined", meaning "two-hand") mudras. Mudra positions are usually formed by both the hand and the fingers.
Huntington, John C. "Mudras in Pan-Asian Buddhism, Part 1: Primary Mudras of the Major Buddhas". SlideShare. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03; Coutu, Earnest. "Buddhist Mudras". SlideShare. Archived from the original on 2013-09-29
This is a list of Yoga mudras. In yoga , mudrās are used in conjunction with pranayama (yogic breathing exercises), generally while seated in Padmasana , Ardhasiddhasana , Sukhasana or Vajrasana pose, to stimulate different parts of the body and mind, and to affect the flow of prana in the body.
In Thailand and Laos, this mudra is associated with the Walking Buddha, often shown having both hands making a double abhayamudra that is uniform. Statue of Vishnu, Berlin, left hand depicting the abhayamudra. The abhayamudra was probably used before the onset of Buddhism as a symbol of good intentions proposing friendship when approaching ...
Amitābha [2] (Sanskrit pronunciation: [ɐmɪˈtaːbʱɐ]), also known as Amita Buddha (Chinese: 阿彌陀佛; pinyin: Ēmítuó fó) or Amida Buddha (Japanese: 阿弥陀如来 あみだにょらい, Hepburn: Amida nyorai), is the principal Buddha of Pure Land Buddhism.
Bhumisparsa Buddha Mudra – Akshobhya: This gesture, "touching the earth" (Bhumisparsa) mudra, became Buddha Akshobhya's mudra. The Buddha called upon mother earth to bear witness to his attainment of Enlightenment. To indicate this, he touched the earth with his right hand as witness to his perfection. This mudra is related to the Maravijaya ...
The Vajrasekhara Sutra also mentions a sixth Buddha, Vajradhara, "a Buddha (or principle) seen as the source, in some sense, of the five Buddhas." [ 3 ] This idea later developed into a tantric idea of the Adi-Buddha , which generally came to be seen as the ground of all the Five Buddhas, as the Dharmakāya itself, the ultimate reality which ...
In many images of Cundā, her arms hold numerous symbolic objects or make Buddhist hand gestures - mudras. [4] Important mudras which are often depicted in images of Cundā include the dharmachakra mudra (which symbolizes turning the dharmawheel), the varada mudra (symbolizes granting fulfillment) and the abhaya mudra (fearlessness). [4]