These are the hands of a nine-foot Lotus Buddha sitting in the Oahu replica of the 950-year-old Byodoin Temple found in Uji (on the southern outskirts of Kyoto), Japan. The replica was built in the 1960's to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the arrival of the first Japanese immigrant workers who came to Hawaii to work in the sugar plantation fields. When the Dhyana Mudra, as depicted here, is made with both hands, the hands are generally held at the level of the stomach or on the thighs. Here with the palms facing upwards, the thumbs of both hands touch at the tips, thus forming a mystic triangle. Buddhist esoteric sects attribute to this triangle a multitude of meanings, the most important being the identification with the mystic fire that consumes all impurities. This triangle is also said to represent the Three Jewels of Buddhism, namely the Buddha himself, the Good Law and the Sangha.