mudra

[ muh-drah ]

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.

mudra

/ məˈdrɑː /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of mudra¹

First recorded in 1805–15, mudra is from the Sanskrit word mudrā sign

Word History and Origins

Origin of mudra¹

Sanskrit, literally: sign, token

Example Sentences

Some regard the chakra mudra as sufficient on occasions of emergency.

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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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In such cases, a single mudra mark, containing all the five mudras, is made to suffice.

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His right hand is in the Chumisparsa mudra (pose) touching the earth in front of the right knee—“I swear by the earth.”

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