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dhyana mudra

ध्यानमुद्रा dhyāna-mudrā

The meditation seal: both hands resting open in the lap, one cupped in the other, palms up. The pose of the meditating Buddha, the Jain Tirthankaras, and Vishnu shown as a yogi.

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  • How to Read a Murti Deities

    Hands folded in the lap, one resting in the other, are the dhyana mudra , the posture of meditation.

  • What are Mudras? Lineages

    …the sacred anjali and the everyday greeting came to share one shape.) Dhyana mudra is the meditation seal: both hands resting open in the lap, one cupped in the other, palms up.

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