Seal, Mudra; 印, 手印 (洽加); Tibetan: ཕྱག་རྒྱ (chakgya); Wylie: phyag rgya; Sanskrit: Mudrā;
Mudra means seal. It is a symbolic hand and finger spiritual gesture or pose used in Buddhist ritual or dance. Buddhas and deities are often depicted with his hands in the meditation, teaching or other mudras. In Vajrayana, mudras extend to the various parts of the entire body to interact with Tantric deities. In etymological terms, “mu” means wisdom of emptiness and “dra” means freedom from samsara.
手印是用手擺成特定的姿勢,象徵佛教教義或理念,佛陀常顯示結定印或說法印。金剛乘的手印擴大到涵蓋全身與本尊互動。