Varadamudra

TheVaradamudra(Sanskrit:वरदमुद्रा,romanized:varadamudrā) or Abheeshta Mudra is amudra,a symbolic gesture featured in the iconography ofIndian religions.It indicates a gesture by the hand and symbolises dispensing of boons.^[1]It is represented by the palm held outward, with the fingers outstretched and pointing downwards. Sometimes, the thumb and the index finger meet, forming a circle.^[2]

The Varadamudra and theAbhayamudraare the most common of several other mudras seen on divine figures in the art ofIndian religions.^{[citation needed]}

References

^Bautze, Joachim Karl (1994).Iconography of Religions.BRILL. p. 15.ISBN 978-90-04-09924-1.
^Jr, Robert E. Buswell; Jr, Donald S. Lopez (24 November 2013).The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism.Princeton University Press. p. 960.ISBN 978-1-4008-4805-8.

Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend(ISBN 0-500-51088-1) by Anna Dallapiccola

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[1] Bautze, Joachim Karl (1994).Iconography of Religions.BRILL. p. 15.ISBN 978-90-04-09924-1.

[2] Jr, Robert E. Buswell; Jr, Donald S. Lopez (24 November 2013).The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism.Princeton University Press. p. 960.ISBN 978-1-4008-4805-8.

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