A large number of religious icons of the Orthodox Christian Church depict Jesus, Mary, and the saints performing hand-gestures which correspond exactly to specific yoga mudras
Bibhu Dev Misra writes, “Yoga mudras are generally regarded as a component of hatha yoga. They comprise of a set of hand-gestures performed during meditation. The hand-gestures direct the flow of the vital energy (prana) to the different parts of the body through the energy channels (nadis). This helps to balance the five elements (Pancha Mahabhutas) which constitute the human body, namely – fire, air, ether, earth, and water. In Ayurveda, it is believed that imbalances in these five elements results in various diseases. Yoga mudras not only regulate and strengthen the physiological functions of our body and assist in healing, but also provide a number of mental and spiritual benefits for the practitioner.”
He found 11 yoga mudra in Byzantine art that resembled Yoga Mudras
- Prithvi
- Prana
- Apana
- Karana
- Akasha
- Dhyana
- Surya
- Anjali
- Abhaya
- Varada
- Ardhapataka
Please follow this link to read his article. https://www.bibhudevmisra.com/2017/11/yoga-mudras-in-orthodox-christian-art.html
This article has also been published in Prof.Michael Lockwood’s anthological book The Unknown Buddha of Christianity.I
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Dear Sandeep,
I couldn’t open your interesting article.
works for me – try https://www.bibhudevmisra.com/2017/11/yoga-mudras-in-orthodox-christian-art.html
So nice research & posting
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Thanks for this article… In indian Tantra path, there are thousands of Mudras for each deity. These can be used in Yoga practices… Aroon Khonde / Nasik , India.
They aren’t yoga mudras. Everyone has hands. You’re reading something into it that doesn’t exist.
Can you take this up with the original author to whose website I have linked above ?
Agreed. Yoga mudras has nothing at all to do with Christianity. And I’d be doing a little more research onto that artwork also, looks like ‘Catholic’ art to me, they’re guilty of mixing paganism into their false religion.
From the blog below
In Indian mythology, Trimurti consists of Vishnu, Shiva, and Brahma. In Serbian mythology, Triglav consists of Višnji, Živa, Branjanj.
In Serbian the meanings of the names of the holy trinity (Trimurti, Triglav) members (Višnji, Živa, Branjanj) actually correspond to their role in Serbian Trinity:
Vishnji (meaning “one who is up high”, from vis “high”), the sun.
Branjanj (meaning the protector, supporter, from bran “protection”, braniti “to protect”), the fire.
Živa (meaning alive, living from Živ “alive, life”), the giver and taker of life.
Serbian folk tradition also tells us that Triglav lives in India and that India was the home of the Serbs, which Serbs had to leave because of a huge political or religious upheaval of some kind, probably a religious civil war which plunged India into chaos.
https://oldeuropeanculture.blogspot.com/2014/07/triglav-trojan-trinity-trimurti-agni.html
Sorry, a bit out of context!:
Could somebody please mail me the book “an experience in the body” by Sri Ramakrishna Das?
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