Durga Mudra. The Ashtamangala is a sacred suite of Eight Auspicious Signs endemic to a number of religions such as Hinduism Jainism and BuddhismThe symbols or “symbolic attributes” (Tibetan ཕྱག་མཚན་ THL chaktsen) are yidam and teaching toolsNot only do these attributes (or energetic signatures) point to qualities of enlightened mindstream but they are the investiture that.
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In the twoarmed form one right hand holds a skull cap or kapala and the other shows the varada mudra (gesture of succour) In the fourarmed version of Ardhanarishvara one of the right hands holds a parashu or axe and another one gestures an abhaya mudra Sometimes one of the right arms is slightly bent and rests on the head of Nandi (Shiva’s mount the Bull) while the other.
Ardhanarishvara the Symbolic Unity of Nature and Knowledge
