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Mudra

A mudra (/muˈdrɑː/ ⓘ; Sanskrit: मुद्रा, IAST: mudrā, "seal", "mark", or "gesture"; Tibetan: .mw-parser-output .uchen{font-family:"Jomolhari","DDC Uchen","DDC Jogyig","Uchen","Noto Serif Tibetan Medium","Noto Serif Tibetan","BabelStone Tibetan Slim","Yagpo Tibetan Uni","Noto Sans Tibetan","Microsoft Himalaya","Kailash","DDC Uchen","TCRC Youtso…

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Mudra

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Triples195
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.016129
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related to Dhyāna mudrā · 20
Mudra → Amitābha, Bhaiṣajyaguru, China, Chán, Dhyāna, Gandhāra, Gautama Buddha, Good Law, Hanyu Pinyin, India, It, Japanese, Medicine Buddha, Northern Wei, Southeast Asia, The, Theravada Buddhism, This, Three Jewels, Together
related to Dharmachakra Pravartana mudrā · 19
Mudra → Ajanta Caves, Amitābha, Certain, Deer Park, Dharmachakra, Enlightenment, Gandhara, Gautama Buddha, Hōryū-ji, In, Indo-Greek, Japan, Law, Maitreya, Pravartana, Sarnath, The, The Buddha, There
related to Gallery · 19
Mudra → Amitābha, Birmany, Buddha, CE, Dharmacakra Pravartana, Gallo-Roman Museum, Hanoi, India, Korea's National Treasure, Lyon-FourvièreBodhyangi MudrāA, MudrāVitarka, Phật Tích Temple, Reproduction, Sarnath, Tarim Basin, The, The Buddha, Uttar Pradesh, White
related to Indian classical dance · 19
Mudra → Abhinaya Darpana, Balinese, Bharatanatyam, Hasta Mudra, In, In Indian, In Kathakali, In Thai, Indian, Kathakali, Kayvikear Dai, Khmer, Nandikeshvara, Odissi, Sanyukta, Thai, The Natya Shastra, There, These
related to Varada mudrā · 17
Mudra → Asuka, Avalokiteśvara, Buddha, Gupta, Hindu, In China, In India, It, Japan, Northern Wei, Southeast Asia, Tang, The Varada, The Varadamudrā, Varada, Vishnu, Vitarka
related to Bhūmisparśa mudrā · 15
Mudra → Buddha, Buddha's, Buddhism, Buddhist, Burmese, Gautama Buddha, In, In East Asia, Indian, It, Mara, Maravijaya, Other, Phra Mae Thorani, The
related to Yoga · 15
Mudra → Asana, Bandha, Bihar School, Brahma's, Gheranda Samhita, Hatha Yoga Pradipika, In, Kundalini, Mudrā, Pranayama, Satyananda Saraswati, The, The Hatha Yoga Pradipika, Therefore, Yoga
related to Abhaya mudrā · 13
Mudra → Abhaya, Buddhism, China, In Gandharan, In Thailand, In Theravada Buddhism, It, Laos, Sui, The Abhayamudra, This, Walking Buddha, Wei
related to Vitarka mudrā · 11
Mudra → Abhaya, Buddhist, In Tibetan Buddhism, It, Mahayana Buddhism, The Vitarka, This, Tārās, Varada, Vyākhyāna, Yab-Yum
related to Martial arts · 10
Mudra → Buddhist, For, Japanese, Ko-ryū, Koryu, Mikkyo Buddhism, Ryū, Shingon Buddhism, Some Asian, Tendai

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mudrā mudras buddha used hand fingers yoga gesture also buddhist buddhism indian iconography bandha right hands body hatha dhyāna vitarka

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in the Ajanta Caves frescoesinstance ofThere are several variants0.80text
where the two hands are separatedinstance ofThere are several variants0.80text
the fingers do not touchinstance ofThere are several variants0.80text
sickness or negative thoughtsinstance ofsuggesting that practices resembling yoga may have existed at that time.Karaṇa mudrāThe karaṇa mudrā is the mudrā which expels demons and removes obstacles0.80text
sickness or negative thoughtsinstance ofKaraṇa mudrāThe karaṇa mudrā is the mudrā which expels demons and removes obstacles0.80text
Mudrarelated to Abhaya mudrāThe Abhayamudra0.60section
Mudrarelated to Abhaya mudrāIn Theravada Buddhism0.60section
Mudrarelated to Abhaya mudrāIn Thailand0.60section
Mudrarelated to Abhaya mudrāLaos0.60section
Mudrarelated to Abhaya mudrāWalking Buddha0.60section
Mudrarelated to Abhaya mudrāAbhaya0.60section
Mudrarelated to Abhaya mudrāThis0.60section

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