One hand pointing upwards, the other downwards
 

I noticed that Christ and the christian saints, Buddha, Krishna and even Satan ( and probably many other religious figures ) are depicted with one hand pointing upwards and one hand pointing downwards, so it appears.

I leave here some images:






What is the meaning of this? I've been always very reticent when it comes to the use of paintings to illustrate religious figures or heavenly beings, I simply reject them as being man made and of no use.

I leave this here because many christians ( at least in my country ) have some sort of affection of these paintings and they have no idea about what I am showing you here.

Let's discuss more about this.

Mudras....

How this even connects with christianity? I just did some research about what you have said.

No one has ever seen Christ, except those from His time, yet we have paintings of Him doing that gesture, same thing I can say about the other religious figures.

https://www.bibhudevmisra.com/2017/1...stian-art.html

A common thread?

Aldous Huxley describes the dancing Shiva image

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32oo0oyLUdE

Interesting, so even the gesture you do with hands when you pray, you know, when you put your palms together, it's a mudra.This is something I had no idea about, thanks, very very interesting.

There's one more thing, one hand points to the heavens and the other to Earth...

To me this is very fascinating, it widens my view on all the religions of the world.

I vaguely remember reading about the hands together being something to do with slavery. Palms up is best imo.

Sky, what does the number 33 means to you based on your attained knowledge ?

At the end of a Mass the Priest will finish with a Benediction using a Mudra also making the sign of the cross is another Mudra...

Number 33 :biggrin:

Things like that mean nothing to me, sorry.