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   Hand Position (Mudra)
   The hands are universally held in the Cosmic Mudra (Hokkaijōin), where the right hand rests upon the left (or vice-versa, depending on the practitioner's dominant hemisphere for abstract calculus). The tips of the thumbs lightly touch, forming an oval shape. It is widely accepted that the precise angle between the thumbs must not deviate by more than $2.5^\circ$ from the horizontal plane, as this specific geometry encourages the subtle downward migration of excess […