(金刚合掌 / 合十印) Anjali mudra, also namaskara mudra and wai in Thailand is one of the most important mudras in Buddhism and denotes welcome, adoration, and devotion to a deity and also a monk or elder. It is more frequently used in Theravada then Mahayana Buddhism. It is done by pressing the palms of the hands together, fingers placed together and extended upwards with the thumbs resting against the chest and the hands at the heart chakra. Called a wai in Thailand it is a normal greeting and a gesture of respect.
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Provincial Nanhai Guanyin palms at heart in anjali mudra, a mudra of offering rarely used for Nanhai Guanyin. On lotus throne at Tidal Cave on Putuo under a craggy rock outcrop with pierced openwork.
This provincial Guanyin made for a home altar sits in anjali mudra. Portrayed as humble, approachable, she wears a 5-lobed diadem, hair in a chignon with braids and modest robe seated on a waisted lotus throne with stacked lotuses.
This rare and intriguing Nanhai Guanyin sits in her cave with internal layers at Putuo. On the top is the donor who commissioned the piece, seldomly placed within the Guanyin tableau.Two levels of attendant pairs flank her: the upper with her two acolytes Longnu, (the Dragon Princess) on her right holding a flaming gem, and Shan Tsai (Sudhana) on her left with hands, now missing, clasped in anjali mudra of reverence and two generic attendants are on the on the bottom. This work is truly remarkable in its execution and iconography.
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