What raised mudra is depicted on the Buddha rupa at the London Peace Pagoda and what does it mean?
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This guide -- The Battersea Park Peace Pagoda -- says,
In this statue the Vitarka Mudra, associated with explaining the Buddhaβs teachings, with the right hand right raised and the tips of the forefinger and thumb touching, is combined with the Tarjani Mudra for warding off evil, with forefinger and little finger outstretched.
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