A mudra (/muˈdrɑː/ ; Sanskrit: मुद्रा, IAST: mudrā, "seal", "mark", or "gesture"; Tibetan: ཕྱག་རྒྱ་, THL: chakgya) is a symbolic or ritual gesture or pose...
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described Khecarī Mudrā as "the best of all Mudras." Variant spellings include Khechari mudra, Kecharimudra, and Kechari mudra. "Khecarī Mudrā is of various...
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Vajroli mudra (Sanskrit: वज्रोली मुद्रा vajrolī mudrā), the Vajroli Seal, is a practice in Hatha yoga which requires the yogi to preserve his semen, either...
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A mudra (IAST: Mudrā; Sanskrit for sign or symbol) is a term woven into compositions in Indian classical music, particularly Carnatic music, that indicates...
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Mudra is a 1989 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Sibi Malayil, starring Mammootty and Madhu in the lead roles." The story revolves around a government...
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Añjali Mudrā (Sanskrit: अञ्जलि मुद्रा), is a hand gesture mainly associated with Indian religions and arts, encountered throughout Asia and beyond. It...
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right. Kaya mudras (postural mudras) combine physical postures with breathing and concentration. Bandha mudras (lock mudras) are a type of mudra performed...
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can often be distinguished by his mudrā: Amitābha is often depicted, when shown seated, displaying the meditation mudrā (thumbs touching and fingers together...
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Darrell E. Mudra Sr. (January 4, 1929 – September 21, 2022), nicknamed "Dr. Victory", was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach...
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The DDB Mudra Group, a part of the DDB Worldwide Communications Group, is an advertising holding company. It was earlier known as Mudra Communications...
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Abhayamudra (redirect from Abhaya mudrā)
अभयमुद्रा, romanized: abhayamudrā, lit. 'gesture of fearlessness') is a mudra (gesture) that is the gesture of reassurance and safety, which dispels fear...
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Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency Bank (redirect from Mudra Bank)
Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency Bank (or MUDRA Bank)) is a public sector financial institution in India. It provides loans at low rates to...
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depicted mudrā. Meditation (Dhyāna mudrā) th:ปางสมาธิ pang sà-măa-tí: the hands are shown lying flat in the Buddha's lap, palms upward. This mudrā is associated...
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Karl Bruno Julius Mudra, from 1913 von Mudra (1 April 1851, in Bad Muskau – 21 November 1931, in Zippendorf) was a Prussian officer, and later General...
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Namaste (category Mudras)
of folding hands during a namaste is called the Añjali Mudrā. In addition to namaste, this mudra is one of the postures found in Indian classical dance...
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convey outer events or things visually is what mudras do. To convey inner feelings, two classifications of mudras (hand or finger gesture) are used in Indian...
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Hatha yoga (section Mudras)
required, as in Mula Bandha, Mahamudra, Viparita Karani, Khecarī mudrā, and Vajroli mudra. The Haṭha Yoga Pradipika text dedicates almost a third of its...
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Iryna Romanivna Mudra (Ukrainian: Ірина Романівна Мудра, romanized: Iryna Romanivna Mudra; born 26 July 1975) is a Ukrainian lawyer and banker who has...
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Vitarka-vicāra (section Vitarka Mudrā)
straight. This mudra has a great number of variants in Mahāyāna Buddhism, and is also known as Prajñāliṅganabhinaya and Vyākhyāna mudrā ("mudra of explanation")...
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Mudrarakshasa (redirect from Mudra-rakshasa)
Columbia University Press Review Sri Nelaturi Ramadasayyangaar (1972), Mudra Rakshasam, Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Academy (In Telugu script, with Telugu...
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Hilda Múdra, née Hildegard Klimpel (1 January 1926 – 22 November 2021), was an Austrian-born Slovak figure skating coach. Her most notable student was...
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Mudra or Múdra is a predominantly Czech–Slovak surname. In East-central Europe it may be derived from Czech moudrý or Slovak múdry, both with the meaning...
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Look up mudra in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A mudra is a symbolic or ritual gesture or pose in Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism. Mudra may also refer...
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the mudrā consecration upon the king of vidyās. The mantra for the mudrā consecration is: "Oṁ, amogha jewel-lotus of the splendorous great mudrā! Blaze...
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and displaying the gesture of touching the earth (bhūmisparśa-mudrā or māravijaya-mudrā). All other seated Sri Lankan Buddhas usually rest in the “noble...
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Mudras Calling is a Burmese Drama and romance film with Burmese Subtitle. The film was written and directed by Christina Kyi . In this film, starred Myanmar...
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Apāna Mudrā, a gesture believed to rejuvenate the body. In Indian classical dance forms, it symbolizes the lion. In Buddhism, the Karana Mudrā is seen...
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OK gesture (category Mudras)
In yoga the gesture is known as chin mudra ("the seal of consciousness") when the palm is face down, or jnana mudra ("the seal of wisdom") when the palm...
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The seated image of Gal Vihara in Polonnaruwa, 12th century, which depicts the dhyana mudra, shows signs of Mahayana influence....
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are: Agnisāra Kriyā Ujjāyī Prānāyāma with Khecharī Mudrā and Jālandhara Bandha Viparītakaranī (as a Mudrā) Śīrṣāsana Sarvāngāsana There are also special Meditations...
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