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Here is more information on the ‘Cosmic Mudra’ of Zazen then you probably wanted.
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There are the traditional interpretations …<\/span><\/p>\n

In Japanese, known as the ‘Hokaijyo-in (‘Dharmachakra’ or<\/span><\/span> ‘Dharma Realm’ Mudra when found in Esoteric Buddhism, and there usually associated with images of the Buddha ‘Dainichi Nyorai’) or the <\/span>‘Zenjou-in’ (‘Dhyana Meditation’ or ‘Contemplation’ Mudra in the Zen schools … [although I [Jundo] usually hear it called the ‘Hokkaijyo-in in the Soto school … another example of creeping Tantric influence]), it symbolizes the Buddha in a state of meditation. Some call it the ‘Cosmic Mudra’ [cause, I guess, it is really ‘Cosmic’]. In Japanese iconography, the mudra is usually associated with statues of a seated Shakyamuni Buddha, and is not to be confused with images of “Amida Buddha” (which employ the somewhat similar ‘Mida-no Jouin’ Mudra, in which the knuckles are pressed together … see famous statue of Great Buddha of Kamakura for example of that).<\/span> (Adapted from:<\/span> <\/span><\/span>http:\/\/www.onmarkproductions.com\/html\/mudra-japan.shtml)<\/a><\/p>\n

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But then there’s Dogen Zenji’s likely interpretation …<\/p>\n

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“Hey, folks, ya gotta do something with your hands!”<\/p>\n

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Then place the right hand over t<\/span>he left foot, and place the left hand on the right palm. The thumbs meet and support each other.<\/span> Just sit upright, not leaning to the left, inclining to the right, slouching forward, or arching backward. It is vital that the ears vis-a-vis the shoulders, and the nose vis-a-vis the navel, are directed away from each other. Let the tongue spread against the roof of the mouth. Let the lips and teeth come together.<\/span> <\/span>The eyes should be kept open.<\/span> Let the breath pass imperceptibly through the nose. [NISHIJIMA]<\/p>\n

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Note: Apparently, the signal was dropped in the last minutes. So, there are no closing bells.
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