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Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchActivity of the Mind can be denoted by the Sanskrit term Citta-Vṛtti, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] [Now], I shall define the nature of that highest, mind-free absorption which arises for those devoted to constant practice. [...] By means of an absorption for a day and night, the Yogin who is steady in his seated posture knows smells from afar, because of the cessation of the activity of his mind (cittavṛtti-nirodha). [...]”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
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Full-text (+27): Spandita, Bhavalahari, Manokamma, Manovyapara, Buddhikarman, Kammadvara, Manoyoga, Vrittikshaya, Discursive cognition, Discursive thought, Manahpravritti, Dasa, Yogadasha, Vyapara, Asamprajnata, Vyapararahita, Vikalpatmaka, Satyamanoyoga, Asatyamanoyoga, Anubhayamanoyoga.
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 16: Ṛṣabha’s nirvāṇa < [Chapter VI]
Part 15: Mahāvīra’s (Vīra’s) mokṣa (nirvāṇa, emancipation) < [Chapter XIII - Śrī Mahāvīra’s nirvāṇa]
The Patthanuddesa Dipani (by Mahathera Ledi Sayadaw)
Kena Upanishad with Shankara’s Commentary (by S. Sitarama Sastri)
The Concept of Sharira as Prameya (by Elizabeth T. Jones)
Conclusion < [Chapter 2]
Conclusion < [Chapter 4]
Prameyas in Nyāya, Vaiśeṣika, Vedānta, Mīmāṃsa, Sankhya and Yoga < [Chapter 2]
Prashna Upanishad with Shankara’s Commentary (by S. Sitarama Sastri)
Verse 3.12 < [Prashna III - The origin and nature of Prana]
Mandukya Upanishad (Gaudapa Karika and Shankara Bhashya) (by Swami Nikhilananda)
Mandukya Karika, verse 3.18 < [Chapter III - Advaita Prakarana (Non-duality)]
Mandukya Karika, verse 4.61-62 < [Chapter IV - Alatashanti Prakarana (Quenching the firebrand)]
Mandukya Karika, verse 2.1 < [Chapter II - Vaitathya Prakarana (Illusion)]