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Uttarabodhi Mudrā

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Enlightenment Gesture
    Sjoquist p. 33 Uttarabodhi Mudrā
    zuìgāo qǐdí yìn 最高启迪印 最高啟迪印

    This gesture represents highest enlightenment. Both hands are held at the level of the chest, the two raised index fingers touch one another, the remaining fingers are crossed and folded down.; the thumbs touch each other at the tips or are crossed and folded.

This mudrā is frequently seen in images of the Buddha Vairocana (Pílú-zhènà fó 毘卢遮那佛 毘盧遮那佛 or 大日如來 Dàrì rúlái).

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