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</noinclude>#the great mudra (Skt. ''mahāmudrā''; Wyl. ''phyag rgya chen po'') (see [[mahamudra]])
</noinclude>#the great mudra (Skt. ''mahāmudrā''; Wyl. ''phyag rgya chen po'') (see [[mahamudra]])
#the dharma mudra (Skt. ''dharmamudrā''; Wyl. ''chos kyi phyag rgya'')
#the dharma mudra (Skt. ''dharmamudrā''; Wyl. ''chos kyi phyag rgya'')
#the samaya mudra (Skt. ''samayamudrā''; Wyl. ''dam tshig gi phyag rgya''), which in some contexts refers to the mudras of hand gestures
#the samaya mudra (Skt. ''samayamudrā''; Wyl. ''dam tshig gi phyag rgya'')
#the activity mudra (Skt. ''karmamudrā''; Wyl. ''las kyi phyag rgya'')
#the activity mudra (Skt. ''karmamudrā''; Wyl. ''las kyi phyag rgya'')



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Four mudras (Skt. catumudrā; Wyl. phyag rgya bzhi) — in the yoga tantra and inner tantras, there are four types of mudra which 'seal' the enlightened body, speech, mind and activity of the deity. The four mudras are:

  1. the great mudra (Skt. mahāmudrā; Wyl. phyag rgya chen po) (see mahamudra)
  2. the dharma mudra (Skt. dharmamudrā; Wyl. chos kyi phyag rgya)
  3. the samaya mudra (Skt. samayamudrā; Wyl. dam tshig gi phyag rgya)
  4. the activity mudra (Skt. karmamudrā; Wyl. las kyi phyag rgya)

Or alternatively:

  1. the dharma mudra (Skt. dharmamudrā; Wyl. chos kyi phyag rgya)
  2. the great mudra (Skt. mahāmudrā; Wyl. phyag rgya chen po)
  3. the primordial wisdom mudra (Skt. jñanamudrā; Wyl. ye shes phyag rgya)
  4. the activity mudra (Skt. karmamudrā; Wyl. las kyi phyag rgya)