Dashamudra, Daśamudrā, Dasha-mudra: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Daśamudrā can be transliterated into English as Dasamudra or Dashamudra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (shaktism)Daśamudrā (दशमुद्रा) (or Mudrādaśaka) refers to the ten gestures associated with the Goddess Nityā Sundarī, according to the Kāmasiddhi-stuti (also Vāmakeśvarī-stuti) and the Vāmakeśvaratantra (also known as Nityāṣoḍaśikārṇava).—The Vāmakeśvaratantra enjoins installing the eight mother-goddesses as well as the eight siddhis in the four directions and four sub-directions, and does not instruct one to worship the goddesses of the gestures. [...] Although the Vāmakeśvaratantra does not assign a place for the gestures (mudrā) in the maṇḍala, it does describe them and asks the worshipper to use them during the worship.
As found in the third chapter of the Vāmakeśvaratantra, these ten gestures are:
- trikhaṇḍā,
- kṣobhiṇī,
- vidrāviṇī,
- ākarṣiṇī,
- āveśakarī,
- unmādinī,
- mahāṅkuśā,
- khecarī,
- bīja and
- yoni.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Dasa, Mudra, Taca.
Ends with: Dvadashamudra.
Full-text: Khecarimudra, Yonimudra, Khecari, Vidravini, Bija, Trikhanda, Yoni, Kshobhini, Unmadini, Mahankusha, Aveshakari, Bijamudra, Mudradashaka, Akarshini.
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