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MUDRAS symbolic hand gestures #1: Dhyana or Samadhi Mudra (Gesture of Meditation) #2: Bhumisparsa Mudra (Earth-touching mudra) #3: Buddhapatra Mudra (Mudra of the Buddha’s Alms Bowl) #4: Vitarka Mudra (Teaching Gesture) #5: Dharmachakra Mudra (Gesture of Turning the Wheel of the Law) #6: Jnana Mudra (Gesture of Knowledge) (Vitarka reversed) #7: Abhaya Mudra (Gesture of Fearlessness/Granting Protection)

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Page 1: MUDRAS symbolic hand gestures - Desert Zen Center · MUDRAS – symbolic hand gestures #1: Dhyana or Samadhi Mudra (Gesture of Meditation) #2: Bhumisparsa Mudra (Earth-touching mudra)

MUDRAS – symbolic hand gestures

#1: Dhyana or Samadhi Mudra (Gesture of Meditation)

#2: Bhumisparsa Mudra (Earth-touching mudra)

#3: Buddhapatra Mudra (Mudra of the Buddha’s Alms Bowl)

#4: Vitarka Mudra (Teaching Gesture)

#5: Dharmachakra Mudra (Gesture of Turning the Wheel of the Law)

#6: Jnana Mudra (Gesture of Knowledge)

(Vitarka reversed)

#7: Abhaya Mudra (Gesture of Fearlessness/Granting Protection)

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#8: Varada Mudra (Gesture of Wish-Granting)

# 9: Kartari Mudra (Gesture of Discord)

#10: Namaskara /Anjali Mudra (Diamond or Lotus Gesture)