Mudra | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-15

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Mudra


00:01:14 1 Nomenclature
00:01:59 2 Iconography
00:03:07 3 Indian classical dance
00:04:00 4 Yogic mudras
00:04:43 4.1 Basic mudra: Chin Mudrā
00:05:29 4.2 Basic mudra: Chinmaya Mudrā
00:06:15 4.3 Basic mudra: Adi Mudrā
00:06:55 4.4 Basic compact mudra: Brahma Mudrā
00:07:30 4.5 Advanced compact mudra: Prana Mudrā
00:08:02 5 Common Buddhist mudrās
00:08:11 5.1 Abhaya Mudrā
00:09:17 5.2 Bhūmisparśa Mudrā
00:09:49 5.3 Bodhyangi Mudrā
00:10:14 5.4 Dharmachakra Mudrā
00:11:14 5.5 Dhyāna Mudrā
00:12:45 5.6 Varada Mudrā
00:13:54 5.7 Vajra Mudrā
00:14:15 5.8 Vitarka Mudrā
00:14:57 5.9 Gyana Mudrā
00:15:17 5.10 Karana Mudrā
00:15:52 6 Martial arts and mudra
00:19:02 7 See also



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A mudra ( (listen); Sanskrit "seal", "mark", or "gesture"; Tibetan: ཕྱག་རྒྱ་, THL: chakgya) is a symbolic or ritual gesture in Hinduism and Buddhism. While some mudras involve the entire body, most are performed with the hands and fingers. A mudrā is a spiritual gesture and an energetic seal of authenticity employed in the iconography and spiritual practice of Indian religions.
In hatha yoga, mudras are used in conjunction with pranayama (yogic breathing exercises), generally while in a seated posture, to stimulate different parts of the body involved with breathing and to affect the flow of prana, bindu (male psycho-sexual energy), boddhicitta, amrita or consciousness in the body. Unlike older tantric mudras, hatha yogic mudras are generally internal actions, involving the pelvic floor, diaphragm, throat, eyes, tongue, anus, genitals, abdomen, and other parts of the body. Examples are Mula Bandha, Mahamudra (Hatha Yoga), Viparita Karani, Khecarī mudrā, and shambavi. These expanded in number from 3 in the Amritasiddhi, to 25 in the Gheranda Samhita, with a classical set of ten arising in the Hatha Yoga Pradipika.