MUDRA

Meaning of MUDRA in English

məˈdrä noun

( -s )

Etymology: Sanskrit mudrā seal, sign, token

: symbolic hand gestures of India's natya dance crystallized by ancient sages from descriptive and expressive movements into an elaborate code

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MUDRA — Symbolic hand gestures used in ritual or dance. The Buddha is often depicted with his hands in the meditation mudra …
Buddhism English Glossary
MUDRA — noun Etymology: Sanskrit mudrā Date: 1811 one of the symbolic hand gestures used in religious ceremonies and dances of India …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MUDRA — In Buddhism and Hinduism , a symbolic gesture of the hands and fingers used in ceremonies, dance, sculpture, and painting. …
Английский словарь Британика
MUDRA — /meuh drah"/ , n. 1. Hinduism , Buddhism. any of a series of arm and hand positions expressing an attitude …
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MUDRA — n. (Buddhism and Hinduism) type of symbolic hand gesture
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MUDRA — noun Etymology: Sanskrit mudrā Date: 1811 : one of the symbolic hand gestures used in religious ceremonies and dances of …
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MUDRA — [ 'mʌdrə ] ■ noun 1》 a symbolic hand gesture used in Hindu ceremonies and statuary, and in Indian dance. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
MUDRA — [mu.dra] n [Skt mudra] (1811): one of the symbolic hand gestures used in religious ceremonies and dances of India
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MUDRA — Sanskrit Mudra (seal, mark, or gesture), in Buddhism and Hinduism, a symbolic gesture of the hands and fingers used either …
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MUDRA — n. In Buddhism and Hinduism , a symbolic gesture of the hands and fingers used in ceremonies, dance, sculpture, and …
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MUDRA — Мудра
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MUDRA — n. Pronunciation: m ə - ' drä Function: noun Etymology: Sanskrit mudr ā Date: 1811 : one of the symbolic …
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MOHUR — noun Etymology: Hindi & Urdu muhr gold coin, seal, from Persian, from Middle Persian; akin to Sanskrit mudrā seal Date: …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TANTRISM — ˈtən.ˌtrizəm noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: tantra + -ism 1. : shaktism 2. : a school of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOHUR — ˈmōhə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Hindi muhur, muhr gold coin, seal, from Persian muhr; akin to Sanskrit mudrā seal, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOHUR — /moh"heuhr/ , n. any of various gold coins of India, introduced in the 16th century by various Mogul princes and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOHUR — noun Etymology: Hindi & Urdu muhr gold coin, seal, from Persian, from Middle Persian; akin to Sanskrit mudrā seal Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MOHUR — [mo.hur] n [Hindi muhr gold coin, seal, fr. Per, fr. MPer; akin to Skt mudra seal] (1690): a former gold …
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MAHAMUDRA — (Sanskrit: the great seal), in Tantric Buddhism, the final goal, the union of all apparent dualities. Mudra, in addition to …
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WESTERN INDIAN BRONZE — any of a style of metal sculpture that flourished in India during the 6th to the 12th century and later, …
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VAIROCANA — ((Sanskrit: Illuminator), ) also called Mahavairocana (Great Illuminator), the supreme Buddha, as regarded by many Mahayana Buddhists of East Asia …
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PRAJAPARAMITA — (Sanskrit: "Perfection of Wisdom"), body of sutras and their commentaries that represents the oldest of the major forms of Mahayana …
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NATARAJA — (Sanskrit: Lord of Dance), the Hindu god Siva (Shiva) in his form as the cosmic dancer, represented in metal or …
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MATSYA — (Sanskrit: Fish), first of the 10 avatars (incarnations) of the Hindu god Vishnu. In this appearance Vishnu saved the world …
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MATHURA ART — style of Buddhist visual art that flourished in the trading and pilgrimage centre of Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India, from the …
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GARUDA — in Hindu mythology, the bird and the vahana (mount) of the god Vishnu. In the Rgveda (a collection of Vedic …
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AMITABHA — (SanskritInfinite Light) Japanese Amida, Chinese O-mi-t'o in Buddhism, the great saviour deity worshiped principally by members of the Pure Land …
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МУДРА — Mudra
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