According to tradition, the Buddha first used this gesture after ... people sit in a calm environment and raise their hand in the Abhay mudra, they feel a sense of achievement and empowerment ...

If you're familiar with images of the Buddha, you have probably noticed ... related to meditation and yoga. These hand gestures are called mudras, and they are part of Buddhist practice.

Buddha's hands are usually depicted in one of six attitudes, or 'Mudras'. Here is a guide to decoding these gestures, which are illustrated in the images above (clockwise from top left): ...