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A 10th century Chola dynastybronze sculpture of the Hindu god Nataraja(Shiva) posing various mudrasIndian Buddha Shakyamuni statue making the bhūmisparśaor "earth witness" mudra, c. 85012th-century Japanese scroll showing different mudra gestures. A mudra(/muˈdrɑː/ ⓘ; Sanskrit: मुद्रा, IAST: mudrā, "seal", "mark", or ...
Pressing hands together with a smile to greet namaste – a common cultural gesture in India. Namaste ( Sanskrit pronunciation: [nɐmɐste:], [ 1] Devanagari: नमस्ते), sometimes called namaskār and namaskāram, is a customary Hindu [ 2][ 3][ 4] manner of respectfully greeting and honouring a person or group, used at any time of day ...
Añjali Mudrā ( Sanskrit: अञ्जलि मुद्रा ), is a hand gesture mainly associated with Indian religions and arts, encountered throughout Asia and beyond. It is a part of Indian classical dance postures such as Bharatanatyam, [1] yoga practice, [2] and forms part of the greeting Namaste. Among the performance arts, Anjali ...
Apology hand gesture is a Hindu custom to apologize in the form of a hand gesture with the right hand when a person's foot accidentally touches a book or any written material (which are considered as a manifestation of the goddess of knowledge Saraswati), money (which is considered as a manifestation of the goddess of wealth Lakshmi) or another ...
The abhayamudra ( Sanskrit: अभयमुद्रा, romanized : abhayamudrā, lit. 'gesture of fearlessness') [2] is a mudra (gesture) that is the gesture of reassurance and safety, which dispels fear and accords divine protection and bliss in Hinduism, Buddhism, and other Indian religions. The right hand is held upright, and the palm is ...
One of the most striking features of Indian classical dance and dances of Thailand, [1] Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and the Malay world is the use of hand gestures. Speaking in dance via gestures in order to convey outer events or things visually is what mudras do. To convey inner feelings, two classifications of mudras (hand or finger gesture) are ...
Bodhisattva making varadamudra. Pala period, 12th century. The Varadamudra ( Sanskrit: वरदमुद्रा, romanized : varadamudrā) or Abheeshta Mudra is a mudra, a symbolic gesture featured in the iconography of Indian religions. It indicates a gesture by the hand and symbolises dispensing of boons. [1] It is represented by the palm ...
Prithvi Mudra. Psychic gesture of element earth. Ring finger bent, with thumb over it. Other three fingers are extended. Varuna Mudra. Psychic gesture of element water. Little finger bent, with thumb over it. Other three fingers are extended. Shakti Mudra.