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Hindi term
Gyan Mudra
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Gyan Mudra - hand gesture useful for headaches, depression, insomnia and anger
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ज्ञान मुद्रा
It is name of a posture in yoga. It means " Knowledge posture"
Example sentence:
ज्ञान मुद्रा योगा की एक मुद्रा है।
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Hand gesture for knowledge
"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.
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Gyan Mudra (Brain Stimulating Posture)
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.
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Posture of Knowledge
Gyan Mudra (Posture of Knowledge)
Surya Mudra (Sun Posture)
Vayu Mudra (Air Posture)
Akash mudra (Sky Posture)
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"The Wisdom Position" or "The Wisdom Form"
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!!!
"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
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
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