Warning Gesture
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Warning Gesture
Jansen p. 7 Tarjani Mudrā
wēishè yìn 威慑印 威懾印
This gesture consists of one hand held up with the forefinger extended, and is, as among English speakers, a combination of teaching and warning. It is often seen on statues of the Bodhisattva Guānyīn.
(This gesture seems also to be called qīkè yìn 期克印, the name properly assigned to the Demon-Quelling Gesture or Kāraņa Mudrā).