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单词 mudra
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Definition of mudra in English:

mudra

noun ˈmʌdrəməˈdrä
  • 1A symbolic hand gesture used in Hindu ceremonies and statuary, and in Indian dance.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Her right hand is raised, signaling the mudra, the traditional Buddhist gesture of consolation.
    • The classical Indian dance form I practice, Bharat Natyam, also uses mudras to communicate both meaning and pure design.
    • Looking at the hand gestures of Tibetan monks as they chant, you see mudras portraying the dance of compassion and wisdom.
    • Entertainers were either doing mudras or belly dancing.
    • He explained the significance of the four kinds of mudras in Buddhist philosophy - karma mudra, dharma mudra, samay mudra and maha mudra.
    • The book however, does not deal in detail with the mode of communication - the mudras.
    • She spoke in short crisp sentences that curled at the edges with a musical lilt, and her hands, those little doll's hands, fluttered around in attractive ethnic mudras as she spoke.
    • Dance dramas based on the life of Lord Krishna are enacted in Manipur by young women who use simplified gestures descended from the large complex system of hand gestures called mudras.
    • Around me sat my dharma brothers and sisters, hands in their pretty mudras.
    • Cambodian mudras were practised as they stretched their arms towards the bonfire.
    • And he touched the earth in what is called the earth-touching mudra, or gesture, and said, ‘Earth is my witness.’
    • At Gallaudet, it's a challenge for them to try mudras, just as it is for the Clarke dancers to balance on their legs.
    • When Sinbad requested her to dance the Bharatnatyam, Lara politely declined saying she was not appropriately dressed for the Bharatnatyam; she did however display some mudras.
    • This program uses dance mudras as a communication tool for the speech-impaired.
    • ‘Some dance mudras are good exercise for the wrist and knuckles, and are ideal for those who have to work for long at computer keyboards,’ he says.
    • There probably are various mudras in usage to represent the elements - there's a book I came across recently called ‘Taoist Shamanism’ or suchlike that I recall suggests a few mudras along these lines.
    • An addition this time to her print offering is a centrefold that explains the basic dance poses and mudras.
    • Then it was all about traditional dance with mudras and gestures.
    • A hand held in a traditional posture or mudra or a foot glimpsed beneath a sari are the humble subjects of most works.
    • Unfortunately, somewhere along the way disco fever challenged India's classical dances and today most young Indians can't tell a mudra from the ‘Yo man, peace!’
    1. 1.1 A movement or pose in yoga.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Besides the academic curriculum, children are taught yoga and mudras aimed at developing their IQ and memory power and to strengthen them mentally and physically.
      • She instructs them through touch, teaching the mudras and movements at first through fingers and hands.
      • The authors begin with a primer on yoga, its roots, different styles and art of the practice that includes breath, meditation, mudras, chakras and bandhas.
      • The mudra which is used with most meditative poses is the ‘Gian Mudra.’
      • We sit with our legs crossed and our spines straight, then we place our hands into the prayer mudra and sing ‘Ong namo guru dev namo’ three times.

Origin

From Sanskrit mudrā 'sign or token'.

 
 

Definition of mudra in US English:

mudra

nounməˈdrä
  • 1A symbolic hand gesture used in Hindu and Buddhist ceremonies and statuary, and in Indian dance.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • An addition this time to her print offering is a centrefold that explains the basic dance poses and mudras.
    • Around me sat my dharma brothers and sisters, hands in their pretty mudras.
    • She spoke in short crisp sentences that curled at the edges with a musical lilt, and her hands, those little doll's hands, fluttered around in attractive ethnic mudras as she spoke.
    • Her right hand is raised, signaling the mudra, the traditional Buddhist gesture of consolation.
    • Then it was all about traditional dance with mudras and gestures.
    • A hand held in a traditional posture or mudra or a foot glimpsed beneath a sari are the humble subjects of most works.
    • And he touched the earth in what is called the earth-touching mudra, or gesture, and said, ‘Earth is my witness.’
    • Cambodian mudras were practised as they stretched their arms towards the bonfire.
    • The classical Indian dance form I practice, Bharat Natyam, also uses mudras to communicate both meaning and pure design.
    • There probably are various mudras in usage to represent the elements - there's a book I came across recently called ‘Taoist Shamanism’ or suchlike that I recall suggests a few mudras along these lines.
    • ‘Some dance mudras are good exercise for the wrist and knuckles, and are ideal for those who have to work for long at computer keyboards,’ he says.
    • When Sinbad requested her to dance the Bharatnatyam, Lara politely declined saying she was not appropriately dressed for the Bharatnatyam; she did however display some mudras.
    • This program uses dance mudras as a communication tool for the speech-impaired.
    • Dance dramas based on the life of Lord Krishna are enacted in Manipur by young women who use simplified gestures descended from the large complex system of hand gestures called mudras.
    • Entertainers were either doing mudras or belly dancing.
    • Looking at the hand gestures of Tibetan monks as they chant, you see mudras portraying the dance of compassion and wisdom.
    • He explained the significance of the four kinds of mudras in Buddhist philosophy - karma mudra, dharma mudra, samay mudra and maha mudra.
    • Unfortunately, somewhere along the way disco fever challenged India's classical dances and today most young Indians can't tell a mudra from the ‘Yo man, peace!’
    • The book however, does not deal in detail with the mode of communication - the mudras.
    • At Gallaudet, it's a challenge for them to try mudras, just as it is for the Clarke dancers to balance on their legs.
    1. 1.1 A movement or pose in yoga.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The mudra which is used with most meditative poses is the ‘Gian Mudra.’
      • She instructs them through touch, teaching the mudras and movements at first through fingers and hands.
      • The authors begin with a primer on yoga, its roots, different styles and art of the practice that includes breath, meditation, mudras, chakras and bandhas.
      • We sit with our legs crossed and our spines straight, then we place our hands into the prayer mudra and sing ‘Ong namo guru dev namo’ three times.
      • Besides the academic curriculum, children are taught yoga and mudras aimed at developing their IQ and memory power and to strengthen them mentally and physically.

Origin

From Sanskrit mudrā ‘sign or token’.

 
 
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