🐱‍👤✨NARUTO HAND SEALS ARE BASED ON BUDDHISM?!

Metabee177

Member
Joined
May 30, 2024
Messages
13
Kin
56💸
Kumi
19💴
Trait Points
0⚔️
In the anime Naruto, the hand seals used are supposed to channel "chakra" energy to use ninja magic or Jutsu.


But, Did you know hand seals come from Hinduism and especially Buddhism?!


In Buddhism, hand seals are called mudra and channel energy depending on what you want. Such as, using mudra for meditative practice or for health purposes
 

Avani

Supreme
Joined
Jan 26, 2009
Messages
20,189
Kin
5,693💸
Kumi
497💴
Trait Points
0⚔️
Pretty much. Hinduism, Buddhism, Yoga, Classical Indian dances all use mudra/hand seals.

Mudra is a Sanskrit word which stands with various meanings: Seal, gesture, mark, currency etc.
 

Glad Of War

Active member
Elite
Joined
Apr 19, 2014
Messages
9,055
Kin
519💸
Kumi
42💴
Trait Points
0⚔️
In the anime Naruto, the hand seals used are supposed to channel "chakra" energy to use ninja magic or Jutsu.


But, Did you know hand seals come from Hinduism and especially Buddhism?!


In Buddhism, hand seals are called mudra and channel energy depending on what you want. Such as, using mudra for meditative practice or for health purposes
Interesting.
 

Troi

Active member
Legendary
Joined
Jun 12, 2013
Messages
19,905
Kin
3,696💸
Kumi
2,384💴
Trait Points
0⚔️
Awards
This is not new to me personally. I thought everyone knew this lol And I’m not laughing at you, I’m laughing at the fact that I really thought this was common knowledge the whole time and it really wasn’t apparently.
 

Avani

Supreme
Joined
Jan 26, 2009
Messages
20,189
Kin
5,693💸
Kumi
497💴
Trait Points
0⚔️
This is not new to me personally. I thought everyone knew this lol And I’m not laughing at you, I’m laughing at the fact that I really thought this was common knowledge the whole time and it really wasn’t apparently.
So did I. But many of us know the series from back then. Some maybe have just started reading/watching it now or recently.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Troi

StefanGuyver

Banned
Regular
Joined
Mar 12, 2021
Messages
1,649
Kin
3,494💸
Kumi
1,353💴
Trait Points
0⚔️
Awards
I didn't know. Personally I like martial arts. If I was in Japan or China I would train. I know some basics when it comes to meditating and stuff like that and I can tell you it's not simple as it seems
 

Avani

Supreme
Joined
Jan 26, 2009
Messages
20,189
Kin
5,693💸
Kumi
497💴
Trait Points
0⚔️
I didn't know. Personally I like martial arts. If I was in Japan or China I would train. I know some basics when it comes to meditating and stuff like that and I can tell you it's not simple as it seems
There must be schools teaching some martial arts in your own country... People don't have to go all the way to Japan to learn it.
The meditation and hand seals are more related with Yoga than actual martial arts.
 
Top