Vajroli mudra (Sanskrit: वज्रोली मुद्रा vajrolī mudrā), the Vajroli Seal, is a practice in Hatha yoga which requires the yogi to preserve his semen, either...

The Mudra Afrique (or, Centre Africain de Perfectionnement et de Recherche des Interprètes du Spectacle Mudra Afrique) was a school founded in Dakar,...

the breath flow into the centre channel using mudras (yogic seals, not to be confused with hand mudras, which are gestures). Almost all hathayogic texts...

In 1970, he joined Maurice Béjart in Brussels for the premiere of the École Mudra [fr], a new multidisciplinary training centre for dancers, where he will...

to the devotee; Tarjani mudra with the left hand, but far from the devotee. If Parvati is depicted with two hands, Kataka mudra—also called Katyavalambita...

inverted posture of viparītakaraṇī, sometimes considered an asana, sometimes a mudra. Its account of pranayama calls for the yogi to sit in lotus position (padmasana)...

finger are extended. One Angkor researcher calls this position the "devata mudra" and notes it is also prominent at Angkor Wat. The sampots of the devatas...

complex. Conservation d'Angkor (Angkor Conservancy) was established by the École française d'Extrême-Orient (EFEO) in 1908. The Conservation d'Angkor was...

for rain” mudra, with hands at his side in a downward position, and a symmetrical flowing robe on both sides. Another less common Lao mudra is again standing...

the standard for Senegalese dance. She left Mudra Afrique in 1982. Three years later, she founded Studio Ecole Ballet Theatre in Toulouse, France, alongside...

found in Indonesia, more specifically from ancient Java. Examining the mudra (hand positions) and lakshana (attributes) of the statue, Indonesian Dewi...

Yavanas, Kambojas, Kiratas, Parasikas and Bahlikas as attested by Mudra-Rakashas (Mudra-Rakshasa 2). These hordes had helped Chandragupta Maurya defeat...

du Buddha dans les Sutrapitaka et les Vinayapitaka anciens (in French), Ecole Francaise d'Extreme-Orient Baroni, Helen J. (2002), The Illustrated Encyclopedia...

suggests that this symbol was the symbol of Emperor Ashoka, his personal "Mudra". This symbol was not used on the pre-Mauryan punch-marked coins, but only...

ISBN 9783447020916. OCLC 611685807. Vasudeva, Somadeva; Institut français de Pondichéry; École française d'Extrême-Orient (2004). The yoga of the Mālinīvijayottaratantra:...

Henri Parmentier: L'art du Laos; édition révisée par Madeleine Giteau; Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient, 1988; ISBN 978-2-85539-542-5 Laos Cultural Profile...

haṭha yoga texts, celibacy and the semen-preserving practice of Vajroli mudra are described only in the Shiva Samhita; its practice is omitted from the...

hand-gestures, the yoni mudrā and the liṅga mudrā. Both gestures were apparently made with the hands on the ground. The yoni mudrā may have consisted of...

manuscripts of Odisha include scriptures, pictures of Devadasi, and various mudras of the Kama Sutra. Some of the early discoveries of Odia palm leaf manuscripts...

snying po), Matthew Kapstein (professor at the University of Chicago and Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes in Paris) has written that, "The Essence of Eloquence...

his left hand holding a vase and the right hand in the abhaya (no-fear) mudra. The pillar itself is, once again, a realistic depiction of phallus but...

Buddhism was pioneered by professor François Bizot and his colleagues at the École française d'Extrême-Orient with a particular focus on the material found...

during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang. It employed mandalas, mantras, mudras, abhiṣekas, and deity yoga. The Zhenyan tradition was transported to Japan...

by industrialist Ernest Solvay. 1903 Le Falstaff [fr] café is built. The École de Commerce Solvay business school is founded with a donation from Ernest...

Myanmar. Burmese art reflects the central Buddhist elements including the mudra, Jataka tales, the pagoda, and Bodhisattva. The history of Singaporean art...

2022-04-16. Ruegg, D.S. La Theorie du Tathagatagarbha et du Gotra. Paris: Ecole d'Extreme Orient, 1969, p. 35. Brunnholzl, Karl, When the Clouds Part: The...

reality that is immanent in all things. By reciting mantras, performing mudras and using mandalas in esoteric rituals, Tendai monks sought to unite their...

la biographiedu Buddha dans les Sutrapitaka et les Vinayapitaka anciens, Ecole Francaise d'Extreme-Orient Schmithausen, On some Aspects of Descriptions...

"Chapitre I 'Les Mahasanghika'". Les sectes bouddhiques du Petit Vehicule. Ecole Fransaise d'Extreme-Orient. Baroni, Helen Josephine (2002), The Illustrated...

seniors and parents. Usually done by placing the hands together in Añjali Mudrā, and sometimes bowing. Preaching or sharing the Dhamma; the gift of Dhamma...