Yogamargaprakashika, Yogamārgaprakāśikā, Yogamarga-prakashika: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Yogamārgaprakāśikā can be transliterated into English as Yogamargaprakasika or Yogamargaprakashika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (yoga)Yogamārgaprakāśikā (योगमार्गप्रकाशिका) represents a 16th-century text on Haṭhayoga which adopts the fourfold system of yoga (i.e., Mantrayoga, Layayoga, Haṭhayoga and Rājayoga).—Its teachings on Haṭhayoga follow for the most part the Haṭhapradīpikā.—On the date of the Yogamārgaprakāśikā, see Birch 2018a, 8 note 29.
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: Prakashika, Yogamarga.
Full-text: Nadasadrisha, Yogasama, Samprapta, Yonimandala, Virya, Sucking, Bhajana, Jnatavya, Siddhibhajana, Shoshana, Arogya, Receptacle.
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