Mudras

thumb |upright |Pressing hands together with a smile to greet namaste – a common cultural gesture in India

thumb|A 10th century Chola dynasty bronze sculpture of the Hindu god [[Nataraja (Shiva) posing various mudras]] thumb|Indian Buddha Shakyamuni statue making the bhūmisparśa or "earth witness" mudra, thumb|12th-century Japanese scroll showing different mudra gestures

OK hand gesture

hand gesture, associated with Indian religions, practiced throughout Asia and beyond

thumb|The abhayamudra gesture thumb|Dewi Sri (Parvati) with her right hand in the abhayamudra. [[Bali, Indonesia.]] The abhayamudra () is a mudra (gesture) that is the gesture of reassurance and safety, which dispels fear and accords divine protection and bliss in Hinduism, Buddhism, and other Indian religions. The right hand is raised to shoulder height, with the palm is facing outward and the fingers pointing upwards This is one of the earliest mudras found depicted on a number of Hindu, Buddhist, Jain, and Sikh images.

thumb|A four-armed bodhisattva, the lower right hand displaying varada mudra thumb|Bodhisattva making varadamudra. Pala period, 12th century.

term for "body locks" in Hatha Yoga

thumb|Bhutesvara Yakshis (2nd century CE), [[Mathura art]]

yogic practice involving mudra, mantra and sadhana

inverted posture in hatha yoga

thumb|Shiva, [[Chola bronze, 12th-century]] thumb|Chinese wooden Guanyin in "royal ease" pose, [[Song dynasty]]

practice in Hatha yoga

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