Drawings of the ten most important mudras. A mudra is the hand gesture in Buddhist statuary. They are [with Sanskrit names] 1. dhyani mudra [gesture of meditation], 2. vitarka mudra [gesture of teaching], 3. dharmachakra [gestures of turning the wheel of teaching], 4. bhumi-sparsha mudra [gesture of touching the earth, as a witness], 5. abhaya-mudra [gesture of fearlessness and granting protection], 6. varada mudra [gesture of granting wishes], 7. uttarbodhi mudra [gesture of supreme enlightenment], 8. mudra of supreme wisdom, 9. anjali mudra [gesture of greeting and veneration], 10. vajrapradama mudra [gesture of unshakeable confidence].