Mudras: Buddhas hand positions
Mudra is a Sanskrit term for the seal, mark, or gesture, which is a symbolic gesture in the statues of the Hindu and Buddhist iconographies. Most Mudras are usually performed with hands and fingers, while some involve the entire body. Though the art styles, tradition, and structures of many Buddhist statues vary from one region or era of origin to another, the Mudras of these statues have remained pretty much the same over the years, so we should take these Mudras as the general guidelines of the spiritual gestures portrayed and taught by Lord Buddha himself. Read more at:
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