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  2. Mudra - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. List of mudras (yoga) - Wikipedia

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    English Other Meanings Description Anjali Mudra: Gesture of reverence Offering; Prayer Palms touching, fingers pointing upward. May be placed in front of the sternum, the forehead, or overhead. Dhyana Mudra Psychic gesture of meditation Upturned hands overlapping each other, usually right on top of left, with the thumbs touching. Vāyu Mudra

  4. Sign of the horns - Wikipedia

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    In Buddhism, the Karana Mudrā is seen as an apotropaic gesture to expel demons, remove negative energy, and ward off evil. It is commonly found on depictions of Gautama Buddha. [1] [2] It is also found on the Song dynasty statue of Laozi, the founder of Taoism, on Mount Qingyuan, China. [3]

  5. Viparita Karani - Wikipedia

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    Viparita Karani (Sanskrit: विपरीतकरणी; IAST: viparītakaraṇī) or legs up the wall pose [1] is both an asana and a mudra in hatha yoga. In modern yoga as exercise, it is commonly a fully supported pose using a wall and sometimes a pile of blankets, where it is considered a restful practice. As a mudra it was practised ...

  6. Hatha yoga - Wikipedia

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    Jogapradipika: an 18th-century Braj-language text by Ramanandi Jayatarama that presents Haṭha yoga simply as "yoga". It presents 6 cleansing methods, 84 asanas, 24 mudras and 8 kumbhakas. It presents 6 cleansing methods, 84 asanas, 24 mudras and 8 kumbhakas.

  7. Sarvangasana - Wikipedia

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    The name Sarvangasana [8] is modern, but similar inverted poses were in use in medieval hatha yoga as a mudra, Viparita Karani, which is documented in the 14th century Śiva Saṃhitā 4.45-47, [9] the 15th century Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā 3.78-81, [9] the 17th century Gheraṇḍa Saṃhitā 3.33-35, [9] and other early texts such as the ...

  8. Karaṇa (pañcāṅga) - Wikipedia

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    In Indian astronomy, a karaṇa is a half of a tithi.It is the duration of time in which the difference of the longitudes of the Sun and the Moon is increased by 6 degrees.

  9. Kuchipudi - Wikipedia

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    A series of karana form a jati, formalized originally as an oral tradition through Sanskrit mnemonics, later written, and these form the foundation of what is performed in nritta sequence of Kuchipudi. [91] Thereafter comes the nritya, the expressive part called abhinaya, and this is the heart of the play. [92]