mudra
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.
Origin of mudra
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How to use mudra in a sentence
Some regard the chakra mudra as sufficient on occasions of emergency.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India | Edgar ThurstonShe is then purified by the recitation of many mantras and texts, and by the performance of the mudra or gesticulations.
Phallic Miscellanies | Hargrave JenningsThere are no less than sixty-four thousand different sorts of mudra prescribed in the Tantras.
Phallic Miscellanies | Hargrave JenningsIn such cases, a single mudra mark, containing all the five mudras, is made to suffice.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India | Edgar ThurstonHis right hand is in the Chumisparsa mudra (pose) touching the earth in front of the right knee—“I swear by the earth.”
British Dictionary definitions for mudra
/ (məˈdrɑː) /
any of various ritual hand movements in Hindu religious dancing
Origin of mudra
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