Anjali mudra- Gesture of requesting and veneration
Posted in Buddha Hand Gestures, Stone Sculptures on 05/20/2009 10:47 pm by admin
Anjali Mudra
- Made with two hands joined vertically in front of the chest, as in the attitude of prayer.
- Evokes an offering of good feelings of one towards another
- Also indicates veneration if it is made at the level of the face
- This Mudra is reserved for praying figures – which often accompany a statue of the Buddha in the art of India or South East Asia.