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Mudra: Sacred Hand Gesture

Thursday, June 21st, 2007 by Sidarta Wijaya

When someone encounters a Balinese high priest (pedanda) in action, one can hardly miss the beauty of his or her hand gestures. This hand gestures are known as mudra. Mudra has been used by both Hindu and Buddhist priests for thousands of years. The word “mudra” means “sign” when the high priest utters the sacred incantation, his or her hands make certain gestures as signs to express the words of sacred incantation with movements.

Mudra : Sacred Hand Gesture by Balinese Pedanda (high p

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