འཕགས་པ་འཇམ་དཔལ་གྱ་རྩ་བའ་རྒྱད 328

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With the index fingers touching
And forming the shape of a bow,
And the thumbs squeezed in a fist,
That mudrā is designated as the bow.

“One should position the fingers the same way,
Extend the right index finger,
And also extend the left index finger.
The thumb joints should be squeezed in a fist.²⁰⁹⁵
This mudrā is called the iron arrow.
The next mudrā is the even-pointed lance.

“[Here,] both hands should be extended
With the opposite fingers clenched together.
The thumb of the right hand
Should be raised to resemble the penis.
Those proficient in this instruction
Know this mudrā as the even-pointed lance.²⁰⁹⁶

“One should position the hands in the same way,
With the opposite fingers contracted.
Then, joining the two index fingers,
One should form the shape of a spear.
This mudrā is called the spear;
It disciplines the wicked beings.

“Positioning the hands as before,
One should make both of them into a fist,
While keeping the thumbs upright.
This mudrā is called the hammer.

“If one shifts this hammer ²⁰⁹⁷ slightly
Into the space between the hands,
This excellent mudrā is called the hatchet;
It destroys one’s enemies.²⁰⁹⁸

“One should form the shape of a lotus
With one’s ring fingers²⁰⁹⁹
And position it between the thumbs below,
So that it is not invisible.²¹⁰⁰
This [mudrā] is called the fangs;
When [the lotus] is exposed, it is called the mouth.

“When the fingers of each hand
Are evenly placed around²¹⁰¹
And the right hand is placed on the thigh,
[That mudrā] is called the cloth.²¹⁰²

“One should gracefully join the hands together,
Leaving a hollow space in between.
The fingertips should be
Mutually touching,
And the ring fingers raised and folded;
This mudrā is called the jar.

“One should join the hands forming a fist as before
And raise the index fingers,
Forming the shape
Of a twisted mendicant’s staff.
This mudrā is called the mendicant’s staff;
It is the destroyer of foes.

“If this mendicant’s staff is slightly tilted
In a graceful manner,
And the two thumbs are touching,
The mudrā is called the pitcher.

“One should raise
The index and ring fingers
And form, with these four fingers,
The shape of a club.