Hand gesture in Indian religions
The Varadamudra (Sanskrit: वरदमुद्रा, romanized: varadamudrā)/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. It is represented by the "palm held outward," with the fingers outstretched and "pointing downwards." Sometimes, the thumb and the index finger meet, forming circle.
The Varadamudra and the Abhayamudra are the most common of several other mudras seen on divine figures in the art of Indian religions.
References※
- ^ Bautze, Joachim Karl (1994). Iconography of Religions. BRILL. p. 15. ISBN 978-90-04-09924-1.
- ^ Jr, Robert E. Buswell; Jr, Donald S. Lopez (24 November 2013). The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism. Princeton University Press. p. 960. ISBN 978-1-4008-4805-8.
- Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend (ISBN 0-500-51088-1) by Anna Dallapiccola
External links※
Media related——to Varadamudra at Wikimedia Commons
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