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Seated posture means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchSeated Postures can be denoted by the Sanskrit term Āsana, 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 (āsana) [ca svāsane sthitaḥ] knows smells from afar, because of the cessation of the activity of his mind. [...]”.
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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Partial matches: Posture, Seat.
Full-text (+18): Svastikasana, Gandha, Kapalikarana, Aha, Ratra, Smell, Ahoratra, Duryodhanasana, Duratas, Cittavritti, Night, Vrittinirodha, Activity of the mind, Raised chest, Broadened chest, Broadened, Back, Shank, Thumb, Steady.
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Jainism in Odisha (Orissa) (by Ashis Ranjan Sahoo)
Chaumukha at Gatesvara Siva Temple, Kundeswara < [Chapter 3: Survey of Jaina Antiquities in Odisha]
Ramachandi Temple (Keonjhar) < [Chapter 3: Survey of Jaina Antiquities in Odisha]
Jain Iconography in Odisha (Introduction) < [Chapter 6]
Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation (by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar)
Introduction to Section 9.3 < [Section 3 - Third Tiruvaymoli (Or ayiramay)]
Ninth Centum, in retrospect (Decad-wise Summary) < [Book 9 - Ninth Centum]
Jain Remains of Ancient Bengal (by Shubha Majumder)
Meaning of Tīrthaṅkara < [Chapter 1 - Introduction and Scope of the Present Study]
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Miniature Tīrthaṅkara and Planatary Deities type of Śāntinātha < [Chapter 6 - Iconographic Study of Jaina Sculptural Remains]
Anapana Sati (by Ven. Mahathera Nauyane Ariyadhamma)
Lord Hayagriva in Sanskrit Literature (by Anindita Adhikari)
Temples of Munnur (Historical Study) (by R. Muthuraman)
Images of Brahma < [Chapter 5]