The mudra or gesture of discussion and transmission of Buddhist teaching, it is made by touching the tips of the thumb and the index finger together, while raising the other fingers. It is also known as the vyakhyana mudra, meaning “mudra of explanation.”
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Motifs & Symbols | Performance & Practice | Premodern Culture | All India | Ancient (300 BCE–600 CE)
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