檢視 Mudra 的原始碼

'''Mudra''' (Skt. ''mudrā''; Tib. [[ཕྱག་རྒྱ་]], ''chakgya''; [[Wyl.]] ''phyag rgya''), which literally means 'seal', is most commonly used in the context of [[Vajrayana]] practice and in iconography to refer to ritual hand gestures, which, together with [[mantra]], are intended to enhance [[samadhi]]. Such gestures can represent particular [[deity|deities]], aspects of [[enlightenment]] or offering substances. 

It is common to speak of mantra, mudra and samadhi as a triad, wherein mantra corresponds to enlightened speech, mudra to enlightened body, and samadhi to enlightened mind. In fact, the word mudra can refer to the deity's form as a whole or to their insignia. The teachings also refer to [[four mudras|four kinds of mudra]]. Mudra is, together with mantra, the tenth of the [[ten topics of tantra]] described in the teachings connected with the ''[[Guhyagarbha Tantra]]''.

==Subdivisions==
The four kinds of mudra are:
{{:Four mudras}}

Depending on the context, mudras of hand gestures could be either samaya mudras or activity mudras.

==Mudras (Hand Gestures) Which Are Common to All [[three yanas|Three Yanas]]==
*[[Mudra of supreme generosity]] (Skt. ''varadamudrā'')
*[[Mudra of teaching the Dharma]] (Skt. ''dharmacakramudrā'')
*[[Abhaya mudra]]
*[[Meditation mudra]] (Skt. ''dhyānamudrā'' or ''samādhimudrā'')
*Vitarka mudra
*Bhumisparsha mudra
*Añjali mudra

==External Links==
*[http://huntingtonarchive.osu.edu/resources/downloads/webPresentations/mudraInAsianBuddhism.pdf Mudra in Pan Asian Buddhism]

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