Tibetan Buddhism

Mudra - Sacred Gesture

Using body postures and hand gestures to invoke enlightened qualities.

Mudras are symbolic gestures that channel energy and invoke specific enlightened qualities. They form part of the body component of tantric practice, complementing mantra (speech) and visualization (mind).

The body itself becomes a mandala of enlightenment.

Traditional, Tantric Teachings

Mudras engage the body in the process of transformation.

Vajrayana Tantras