Mahamudra

Mahamudra (Sanskrit: great seal) is an advanced form of meditation in Buddhism. It is practiced by the Kagyu, Gelug and Sakya schools of Tibetan Buddhism.

The Bön and Nyingma schools practice a different advanced form of meditation called Dzogchen.

Mahamudra Media

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  Seal design with the word Mahāmudrā ("great seal") in Mongolian 'Phags-pa script

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  Statue of the Guhyasamāja deity in union with consort (his "mahāmudrā") performing various mudrās (ritual hand gestures).

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  טילןפה, יוגי בודהיסטי הודי

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  Maitripa (1007-1078), Mahasiddha

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  Painted thanka of Milarepa (1052-1135), Late 19th-early 20th Century, Dhodeydrag Gonpa, Thimphu, Bhutan

• Gampopa (1079–1153), Kagyu founder

• Wangchuk Dorje (1556–1603), 9th Karmapa, composed various influential texts on Mahamudra.