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mudra

[muh-drah]
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noun
  1. Hinduism, Buddhism. any of a series of arm and hand positions expressing an attitude or action of the deity.
  2. 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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Historical Examples

  • 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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    Hargrave Jennings

  • There are no less than sixty-four thousand different sorts of Mudra prescribed in the Tantras.

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British Dictionary definitions for mudra

mudra

noun
  1. any of various ritual hand movements in Hindu religious dancing
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Word Origin

Sanskrit, literally: sign, token
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