mudra
[muh-drah]
- Hinduism, Buddhism. any of a series of arm and hand positions expressing an attitude or action of the deity.
- any of various similar gestures used in India's classical dancing to represent specific feelings.
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Origin of mudra
First recorded in 1805–15, mudra is from the Sanskrit word mudrā sign
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She is then purified by the recitation of many mantras and texts, and by the performance of the mudra or gesticulations.
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There are no less than sixty-four thousand different sorts of Mudra prescribed in the Tantras.
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mudra
- any of various ritual hand movements in Hindu religious dancing
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Word Origin for mudra
Sanskrit, literally: sign, token
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