signorformica:Fig.1: Detail of Buddha’s hands. Mustang caves in Nepal ~ ca.13th centuryFi
signorformica:Fig.1: Detail of Buddha’s hands. Mustang caves in Nepal ~ ca.13th centuryFig. 2, 3, 4: illuminations from Sarvadurgatipariśodhanasamādhi (Nepal, 1866), a Tantric Buddhist text containing a series of instructions for the hand-gestures (mudrās) and rites for the elimination of fateful destinies, aimed at procuring a better rebirth for the dead and a better life for the living • via Bibliothèque Infernale on FB Full manuscript, via Cambridge University Library: http://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-ADD-01278/1 -- source link