A：In China , middle fingers mean the Middle Way . In daily life, our thumbs usually symbolize “good” or “great.” It has the meaning of differentiation, not the Middle Way .
No matter in convenience or symbol, middle fingers will be the best because they indicate the Middle Way . That’s why Tao transmitters use them when pointing at the Wisdom Door in the initiation ceremony.
Here I just express my ideas about using the middle finger. Whether our ancient masters had deeper meaning to use the middle finger is beyond my learning.
In American society, many young men use their middle fingers to express dirty words recently. This is totally contrary to ancient masters’ original ideas of the Middle Way .
However, this is just a short term trend during this decade. Tao transmission should be passed down generation through generation, so it won’t be changed by any temporary custom.
Maybe ten or twenty years later, middle fingers will have other meanings. Therefore, we just need to know the middle finger means the middle way in Tao ceremony. We don’t need to care about what it means in other countries.
In Tibetan Buddhism, one mudra is completely the same as Tao transmitters’. When they point at our Wisdom Door, they are also settling up our Buddha nature in the best place—the Wisdom Door. And we also receive the Dharma of Maitreya Buddha.
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