Buddha Image in Bhumisparsa Mudra gesture sitting Buddha image in the Bhumisparsa Mudra gesture
being subjected during meditation to temptations by the evil Mara and its demons, storms and three seductive daughters, the right hand over the the leg and its fingers gently touching the earth depicts calling Thorani, the earth goddess; Thorani then rises from the ground and by rinsing water from her long hair causes a flood which drowns Mara and its demons.
Combined with the left hand in meditation gesture this symbolizes enlightenment and steadf
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