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Mudra

(skt.: mudra; tib.: chag gya) Literally seal, token. A symbolic hand gesture, that represent doctrines, mental states, or important concepts in Buddhism, endowed with power not unlike a mantra. Can mean also spiritual consort, or the bodily form of a deity.

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