施無畏印

無畏印梵語Abhayamudrā),或稱施無畏印,是印度宗教中常見的一種手印,一般用來表示神聖力量的加護庇佑,使得眾生感到信心、安全、無所畏怖。梵語abhaya意為「無畏」,來自否定前綴a-加上bhaya(「害怕、恐懼、怖畏」,詞根為bhī)。[1][2][3]其基本姿勢為右手平舉或抬起,手心朝外。[4]無畏印用於佛教印度教耆那教錫克教等。在佛教中,施無畏印是五種印之一,另外四種為轉法輪印、定印、證誠印及滿願印。[5]

耆那教的「不害」(ahiṃsā)標誌,手掌作無畏印

耆那教中的不害(ahiṃsā)標誌便是一隻做施無畏印的手掌加上法輪[6][7]

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