Hand seal - Shuin

Japanese: 手印 - しゅいん

〘noun〙① Buddhist term. Various shapes made with the fingers of both hands when chanting a spell with faith in its power. Making a mudra with your fingers. Also, particularly in Shingon Buddhism, the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas make mudras with their fingers to express their original vows. Mudra. *Konjaku (around 1120) Volume 6 "We have only depicted the images of seven Buddhas, but today we do not know the dignity and hand mudras of 993 Buddhas." ② To stamp the shape of your hand with vermilion ink or similar as evidence. Also, that mudra. Handprint . Fingerprint. Pressed hand. Palm seal. ※Azuma Kagami - July 15, 1185 (2nd year of the Genryaku era) "I present _to _you on the 25th day of last January. _Following the _Imperial Seal, _{I have} donated _{some of} the temple land." ③ (derived from ②) _One 's own signature or seal . Also, a document written by one's own hand. One's own writing. ※Crown Prince Shotoku Hosan (1255) "The Imperial Seal of the Prince says, (abbreviated) He built a temple."

Te-jirushi [hand seal]

〘 noun 〙 A simple piece of evidence. Also, a small item delivered or handed over as a token of one's feelings. ※Shiji Sho (1477) 7 "As soon as it became clear that the drunken hand had been paid, I broke the hand that had been given to me as a token, and did not blame anyone."

Te-in [hand seal]

〘 noun 〙 The act of applying vermilion or ink to the palm of one's hand and stamping it on the characters of a document. Also, the resulting handprint. It is said to represent the sender's strong will and desire. It is often used to stamp oaths .

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 仏語。呪力を信じて呪文を唱える時、両手の指で形作るいろいろな形態。指で印を結ぶこと。また、特に真言宗で諸仏、菩薩などが本誓を表わすため、手指で結びつくる印相。印母。※今昔（1120頃か）六「纔に七仏の像許(ばかり)を図絵し奉て、今九百九十三仏の威儀・手印(しゅいん)を不知(しら)ず」② 朱墨などで手の形をおして証拠とすること。また、その印。手形(てがた)。ていん。押手。掌印。※吾妻鏡‐元暦二年（1185）七月一五日「去正月廿五日捧_二縁起状_一。申_二下御手印_一之後。為_レ寄_二附寺領_一」③ (②から転じて) 自身の署名または捺印(なついん)。また、自筆の文書。自書。※皇太子聖徳奉讚（1255）「太子手印の御記にいはく〈略〉寺を建立したまへり」