Gyan Mudra

English translation: ज्ञान मुद्रा

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Hindi term or phrase:Gyan Mudra
English translation:ज्ञान मुद्रा
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20:29 Mar 4, 2014
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Hindi term or phrase: Gyan Mudra
Gyan Mudra - hand gesture useful for headaches, depression, insomnia and anger
luciiebe
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ज्ञान मुद्रा
Explanation:
It is name of a posture in yoga. It means " Knowledge posture"
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5ज्ञान मुद्रा
nkaur
5Hand gesture for knowledge
Parvathi Pappu
4 +1Gyan Mudra (Brain Stimulating Posture)
Pundora
4Posture of Knowledge
Lalit Sati
4"The Wisdom Position" or "The Wisdom Form"
acetran
4Position of fingures and hand according to yogic exercise
Harishankar Shahi


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ज्ञान मुद्रा


Explanation:
It is name of a posture in yoga. It means " Knowledge posture"

Example sentence(s):
  • ज्ञान मुद्रा योगा की एक मुद्रा है।
nkaur
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Hand gesture for knowledge


Explanation:
"Mudra" when literally translated from Sankrit is "gesture" or rather "hand gesture. Now, when it comes to "Gyan Mudra", it symbolizes and encourages wisdom and expanded consciousness.


    Reference: http://www.raeindigoyoga.com/meaning-hand-mudras/
Parvathi Pappu
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Gyan Mudra (Brain Stimulating Posture)


Explanation:
It's not about giving one a lot of Gyan or knowledge but waking up the brain, making it conscious, etc. Hence, Brain Stimulating Posture could be used.

(1)http://hindi.webdunia.com/ज्ञान-बढ़ाए-ज्ञानमुद्रा/ज्ञान-बढ़ा...
(2)http://www.spiritvoyage.com/blog/index.php/what-is-gyan-mudr...

Pundora
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Posture of Knowledge


Explanation:

Gyan Mudra (Posture of Knowledge)


Surya Mudra (Sun Posture)
Vayu Mudra (Air Posture)
Akash mudra (Sky Posture)


Lalit Sati
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"The Wisdom Position" or "The Wisdom Form"


Explanation:
Gyan means knowledge, but it means wisdom too. Study may increase knowledge, but the mudra may activate certain brain pathways, and calm the mind and senses--a precondition to flowering of wisdom; the dawn of Truth, or higher knowledge.

"Position" or "form" can be used for mudra in English, as the mudra is essentially a position or form of the fingers. Posture is not correct as it deals with the body, involving the spine and so forth.

So, these would be laconic and unique English translations.

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Note added at 21 hrs (2014-03-05 18:16:12 GMT)
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I WILL EVEN VOTE FOR "THE WISDOM MUDRA." Cheers!!!

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Position of fingures and hand according to yogic exercise


Explanation:
This is a term of Yogic Exercise and its a name of a posture during workout, so it better to use transliteration instead of translation. This can't be clear only through words that how to perform this action. So, good to use name as it is

Harishankar Shahi
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