Mudra meaning

mə-drä'
A series of symbolic body postures and hand movements used in South Asian classical dancing or art.
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In ancient India, any identifying symbol or seal.
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A stylized, symbolic gesture used in dances, rituals, etc. of India, specif., an intricate movement or positioning of the hands or fingers.
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(dance, art) Any of several formal symbolic hand postures used in classical dance of India and in Hindu and Buddhist iconography.
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(Hinduism) Formal body positions and postures used in yoga and meditation.
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Origin of mudra

Sanskrit mudrā seal, mystery, mudra from Iranian mudrā perhaps ultimately from Akkadian musarû, mušarû object bearing a royal inscription from Sumerian mu-sar mu name, fame sar to write

Sentence Examples

  • What is the significance of using a hand mudra during meditation practice?

  • It is the union of posture, breath, and focus; or asana, pranayama, and mudra.

  • Surya Ravi Mudra is practiced by touching the tips of the ring finger and the thumb together.

  • The cosmic mudra tends to turn your attention inward.

  • mainsa (flesh), matsya (fish), madya (wine), maithuna (sexual union), and mudra (mystical finger signs) - probably the most degrading cult ever practised under the pretext of religious worship.

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