Dear Dr. Koch, 

In the Avadānaśataka (I. 9, Dhūpāvadāna) is mentioned a contest between a Buddhist and a religious opponent, taking place through a "declaration of truth" (satyavacanam) - a similar term for satyakriyā. Before making his declaration, the Buddhist is described as throwing back his cloth on his shoulder and putting his right knee to the ground. This is also an interesting echo of the idea of the bhūmisparśa-mudrā.

With best wishes, 

Hélène de Brux

On Thu, May 7, 2020 at 12:37 PM Asko Parpola via INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info> wrote:
Indeed:

Burlingame, Eugene Watson, 1917. The act of truth  (saccakiriya): A Hindu spell and its employment as a psychic motif in Hindu fiction. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society 1917: 429-467. 
On the legendary context of the bhûmisparśa-mudrā

Best wishes, Asko Parpola

On 7 May 2020, at 13.24, Uskokov, Aleksandar via INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info> wrote:

Dear Dr. Koch,

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>
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Subject: [INDOLOGY] satyakriyā gesture
 
Dear listmembers,

For the interpretation of a Jātaka mural I am in search for a 
description of a satyakriyā with additional details regarding specific 
gestures that have to be observed (during a satyakriyā), for example 
raised arms etc.
I checked the extensive secondary literatur without success. Not 
available for me is Thompson 1998 IIJ.

  Anyone can help?

Regards
Heiner

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