Lai Tung-Yiu Stan “ Earth Touching Mudra (2)”

The Buddhist hand gestures, known as mudras, are precise hand movements used by Buddha statues or practitioners to symbolise specific doctrinal concepts. One notable mudra is the Earth Touching Mudra, also known as the Subduing Demon Mudra.

It is common for depictions of Buddhist statues to portray the hands as smooth and flawless. However, is it realistic to believe that the Buddha's hands would have remained flawlessly perfect when he employed the Earth Touching Mudra to subdue the demons?