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     Sjoquist p. 33 Vajra Mudrā or Jñāna Mudrā or Bodhaśrī Mudrā  
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     Sjoquist p. 33 [[Vajra Mudrā]] or [[Jñāna Mudrā]] or [[Bodhaśrī Mudrā]]
     This gesture indicates supreme knowledge or wisdom. It is made by making a fist with the right hand but extending the first finger, and then grasping that finger with the left hand. The gesture is used in ritual more than art.  
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     [[zhìquán yìn]] [[智拳印]]
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     This gesture indicates [[supreme knowledge]] or [[wisdom]]. It is made by making a fist with the right hand but extending the first finger, and then [[grasping]] that finger with the left hand. The gesture is used in [[ritual]] more than [[art]].  
 
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Wisdom Gesture

    Sjoquist p. 33 Vajra Mudrā or Jñāna Mudrā or Bodhaśrī Mudrā
    zhìquán yìn 智拳印

    This gesture indicates supreme knowledge or wisdom. It is made by making a fist with the right hand but extending the first finger, and then grasping that finger with the left hand. The gesture is used in ritual more than art.

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