6 Mudra
6 Mudra
6 Mudra
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• The Varada mudra is rarely seen without another mudra
used by the right hand, typically the Abhaya mudra.
• It is often confused with the Vitarka mudra, which it
closely resembles.
• In China and Japan during the Wei and Asuka periods
respectively the fingers are stiff and then gradually begin
to loosen as it developed through time, eventually leading
to the Tang Dynasty were the fingers are naturally curved.
• In India the Varada mudra is used in images of
Avalokitesvara from the Gupta Period of the 4th and 5th
centuries.