Koneswaram Kovil Hindu temple, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, Asia

Shadows of hands performing the Kataka Vardhana mudra, Odissi dance, India, Asia

Close-up of a female hand forming a Mudra gesture used in yoga practice and meditation, Haute-Savoie, France, Europe

Detail of Buddha statue. Ksepana mudra, Tu An Buddhist Temple, Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny, Haute Savoie, France, Europe

Detail of Buddha sitting in bhumisparsha-mudra posture (calling the earth to witness), Fo Guang Shan Temple, the largest Buddhist temple in Europe, Bussy-Saint-Georges, Seine-et-Marne, France, Europe

Detail of mudra, Buddha statue, Paris, France, Europe

Altar with statues of the Buddha with Vitarka mudra, Chua Vinh Nghiem Buddhist Pagoda, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Detail of mudra, Buddha statue, Paris, France, Europe

Detail of Buddha sitting in bhumisparsha-mudra posture (calling the earth to witness), Fo Guang Shan Temple, the largest Buddhist temple in Europe, Bussy-Saint-Georges, Seine-et-Marne, France, Europe

Woman practising yoga meditation by the sea at sunset as concept for silence and relaxation, close-up on hand, gyan mudra, Spain, Europe

Statue of Buddha

Mudra, Siddhartha Gautama, the Shakyamuni Buddha, Huynh Dao Buddhist Temple, Chau Doc, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Woman in meditation, Jnana mudra, Kep, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Detail of the teaching mudra on the sitting Buddha statue, Sainte-Foy-Les-Lyon, Rhone, France, Europe

Bronze Buddha dating from the 15th and 16th century, Jnana mudra symbolizing knowledge, from Ayutthaya, Thailand, Guimet Museum, Paris, France, Europe

Four of the 28 Buddhas with hands in the Dhammacakka Mudra in Payathonzu Temple, dating from the 13th century, Bagan (Pagan), Minnanthu, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Thailand's most famous Sukhothai Walking Buddha image, with left hand in Abhaya Mudra, dating from the Sukhothai Period in the 15th century, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

The Gesture of Debate explaining the Buddhas teachings (Vitaka Mudra), depicting the ministry in the Life of Buddha, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Mandala mudra, kalachakra, bodhgaya, india. A mandala mudra is a sacred form or diagram of universe collective consciousness. Mandala means essence, la means container; a mandala contains essence of religion possesses great power, gathering within itself forces of universe. Symbolizing both mind body of buddha, mandala represents order harmony achieved by a truly enlightened mind. Hail to jewel in lotus. Nothing at will is born nothing at will there is nothing that is bound there is nothing liberated.,mahasiddha savarip

Bodhgaya, kalachakra, india. holiness 14th dalai lama conferring giving kalachakra initiation in sarnath, india. Because of profundity, kalachakra initiation be bestowed only by most realized of tibets lamas. Rays of lightÀÜat heart of lama-inseparable from kalachakra-draw in. Entering mouth pass through center of body, through vajra path enter mothers lotus, melting into a luminous drop which dissolves into emptiness. From within emptiness arises a jewel from which arise as a deity embraced by consort mamaki.

Kailash, tibe

Pregnant woman yoga

Buddha with raised hand in the mudra of beeing fearless, Buddha statues, Pak Ou caves, Mekong river north of Luang Prabang, Laos

Young attractive happy woman practicing yoga, doing Padmasana exercise, Lotus pose with mudra, working out, wearing sportswear, white tank top, indoor full length, home or sport club, closeup

Hand of a Buddha statue decorated with gold leaf (Bhumispara-mudra: Buddha Gautama at the moment of enlightenment), Wat Si Chum, Historical Park Sukhothai, Sukhothai, Thailand, Asia

Gilded Buddha statue, Bhumispara-mudra, Buddha Gautama at the moment of enlightenment, Wat Pho, Bangkok, Thailand, Asia

Young woman meditating on tropical sandy beach under mangrove tree. relax and zen concept

Golden Buddha statue, the gesture (Mudra) symbolises the moment of enlightment, Bagan, Burma, Asia

Big sitting Buddha in mudra touching the earth Kyaikpun Bago Burma

Girl doing yoga lotus position on the top of a volcano at sunset in Fuerteventura, Canary Islands