Varadamudrā

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A bodhisattva displaying the varadamudrā with his right hand; he holds a lotus in his left hand. Pala period, 12th century.

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Statue of Tara, displaying the varadamudrā with her right hand. Her left hand may originally have held a lotus. Sri Lanka, 8th century CE.

varadamudrā (T. mchog sbyin gyi phyag rgya; C. shiyuan yin 施願印). Translated as “gesture of generosity”, “gesture of granting boons”, etc. A mudra formed with the palm held outward, with the fingers outstretched and pointing downwards. Sometimes, the thumb and the index finger meet, forming a circle.

Sources

• Buswell, Robert E.; Lopez, Donald S. (2014), The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism, Princeton University 

External links

• Varadamudra, Wikipedia
• Media related to Varadamudra at Wikimedia Commons