Mudras, in the simplest terms, are hand gestures and symbols that find place and have meaning in yogic traditions. The word ...

If you're familiar with images of the Buddha, you have probably noticed ... related to meditation and yoga. These hand gestures are called mudras, and they are part of Buddhist practice.

Buddha's hands are usually depicted in one of six attitudes, or 'Mudras'. Here is a guide to decoding these gestures, which are illustrated in the images above (clockwise from top left): ...