Mudra
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /muːˈdɹɑː/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mudra is a noun meaning (dance, art) Any of several formal symbolic hand postures used in classical dance of India and in Hindu and Buddhist iconography.
Meaning
(dance, art) Any of several formal symbolic hand postures used in classical dance of India and in Hindu and Buddhist iconography.
More Meanings
- (Hinduism) Any of the formal body positions and postures used in yoga and meditation.
Example Sentences
The Kechari Mudra is accomplished by thrusting the tongue into the gullet, by turning it over itself, and keeping the eyesight in the middle.
For the next few minutes, the audience had sat mesmerized as the sisters performed, fingertips joining and parting in mudras, eyebrows quivering.
The king of creation would not have curved his palm into the likeness of a Hindu mudra in an attempt to protect the tiny launching pad on his thumbnail from the dank wind.
Word Forms
- mudras
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dhyana, bandha, hasta, abhayamudra, abhinaya, natya.
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