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Embodied Lives ~ Additional Resources ~ Sandra Reeve

The Borobudur mudras
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Abhaya-mudra

The Buddha’s hand mudra of ‘making less the fear’ seen on the north side of Borobudur temple.
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Letting go or offering is the sense of the south-facing Wara-mudra at Borobudur 
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Dhyana-mudra


The west-facing mudra of meditation at Borobudur, which I also associate with receiving and accepting.
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Touching the earth as my witness,  is the sense of Bhumisparsa-mudra, the east-facing mudra at Borobudur.