{"version": "1.0", "type": "rich", "title": "The Vitarka mudr\u0101 \u201cmudra of discussion\u201d is the gesture of discussion and transmission of Buddhist teaching. It is done by...", "author_name": "kontextmaschine", "author_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "provider_name": "kontextmaschine", "provider_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "url": "https://kontextmaschine.com/post/159105613128/", "html": "<p><a href=\"http://xhxhxhx.tumblr.com/post/159105098027/the-vitarka-mudr%C4%81-mudra-of-discussion-is-the\" class=\"tumblr_blog\" target=\"_blank\">xhxhxhx</a>:</p>\n\n<blockquote><blockquote><p>The <i>Vitarka mudr\u0101</i> \u201cmudra of discussion\u201d is the gesture of discussion and transmission of Buddhist teaching. It is done by joining the tips of the thumb and the index together, and keeping the other fingers straight very much like the abhaya and varada mudr\u0101s but with the thumbs touching the index fingers. \u2026 Vitarka mudr\u0101 is also known as <i>Praj\u00f1\u0101li\u1e45ganabhinaya</i> and <i>Vy\u0101khy\u0101na mudr\u0101</i> (\u201cmudra of explanation\u201d).</p></blockquote><p>when the discourse is just right</p></blockquote>"}