I am not sure what qualifies as satya-kriya, but there is the story of the Buddha who was tested by Mara while still a Bodhisattva, and who raised his right hand before touching the ground in the famous bhumi-sparsa-mudra, calling the earth to be the witness
of his truthfulness.
Touching the ground is also, curiously, what the cat who ate the birds in the Hitopadesha story did, faking truthfulness.
Best wishes
Aleksandar
Aleksandar Uskokov
Lector in Sanskrit
South Asian Studies Council, Yale University
203-432-1972 | aleksandar.uskokov@yale.edu
From: INDOLOGY <indology-bounces@list.indology.info> on behalf of Rolf Heinrich Koch via INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info> Sent: Thursday, May 7, 2020 5:57 AM To: indology <indology@list.indology.info> Subject: [INDOLOGY] satyakriyà gesture
Dear listmembers,
For the interpretation of a Jàtaka mural I am in search for a
description of a satyakriyà with additional details regarding specific
gestures that have to be observed (during a satyakriyà), for example
raised arms etc.
I checked the extensive secondary literatur without success. Not
available for me is Thompson 1998 IIJ.