Mudrā in different texts and contexts might mean not only coin (money), fingerring or earring, mark, and sign of recognition but also a method of calculation and a decoration of poetry. Such meanings as “seal” and “sign of recognition” can be found in Kauṭilya’s Arthaśāstra (13.4.41; 2nd–3rd cents. CE; Olivelle, 2013, 29, 31). Mudrā as the gesture sign will be discussed on the basis …
Mudrās(5,939 words)
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Serbaeva Saraogi, Olga, “Mudrās”, in: Brill’s Encyclopedia of Hinduism Online, Editor-in-Chief Associate Editors Knut A. Jacobsen, Helene Basu, Angelika Malinar, Vasudha Narayanan. Consulted online on 19 January 2021 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2212-5019_BEH_COM_9000000177>
First published online: 2018
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