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What is a mudra?

What is a mudra? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (dance, art) Any of several formal symbolic hand postures used in classical dance of India and in Hindu and Buddhist iconography.
  2. (Hinduism) Any of the formal body positions and postures used in yoga and meditation.
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A hand held in a traditional posture or mudra or a foot glimpsed beneath a sari are the humble subjects of most works.
This version of the RIN mudra will be more frequently used by martial artists and people who wish to build a stronger willpower.
His right shoulder thrusts out as he makes the pinched-finger mudra with downswinging arm.
She is then purified by the recitation of many mantras and texts, and by the performance of the mudra or gesticulations.
The appeasing energies of this mudra will help you to moderate your anger and ease your tensions.
Rasa can mean mood or feeling in Sanskritic languages, and mudra can be meaningful hand gesture.

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