The story
- Sanskrit · derived fromअभय“fearlessness”
- English todayabhayamudra
From Sanskrit अभय (abhaya, “fearlessness”) + मुद्रा (mudrā, “sign, hand gesture”).
Words from the same roots
Sanskritअभय all →
Abhay
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
abhayamudra
Today it means: A Buddhist gesture of reassurance and safety, in which the right hand is held upright, and the palm is facing outwards. Full definition →
Sanskrit अभय