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karma-mudrā

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karma-mudrā (Skt.)
1. Action Seal; one of the four meditational seals (mudrā) according to the yoga-tantra. It refers to the process of imaging the Buddhas in transformational meditation practice by way of hand-gestures and so forth, which correlate to their ‘action’ aspect. See anuttara-yoga-tantra.

2. In anuttara-yoga-tantra, a female partner used in sexual yoga.

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