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Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchDistinction (between castes) can be denoted by the Sanskrit term Vibhakti, according to the Niśvāsakārikā (Jñānakāṇḍa verse 12.162-63).—Accordingly: “When a Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya or Śūdra is a knower of the highest reality, [then] no distinction (vibhakti) exists [between them], just as no division exists [between] fire placed in fire, milk in milk [or] water poured into water. [This] truth has been spoken by Śiva”.
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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Ends with: Non-distinction.
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Search found 395 books and stories containing Distinction, Distinct; (plurals include: Distinctions, Distincts). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 3.14.324 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (14): Vṛtti-samuddeśa (On Ccomplex Formation)]
Verse 3.6.4 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (6): Dik-samuddeśa (On Position)]
Verse 3.9.63-64 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (9): Kāla-samuddeśa (On Time)]
Yoga-sutras (with Bhoja’s Rajamartanda) (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Sūtra 1.22 < [First Chapter (Samadhi Pada)]
Sūtra 3.53 < [Third Chapter (Vibhuti Pada)]
Sūtra 1.17 < [First Chapter (Samadhi Pada)]
Brahma Sutras (Shankaracharya) (by George Thibaut)
II, 1, 9 < [Second Adhyāya, First Pāda]
II, 1, 8 < [Second Adhyāya, First Pāda]
I, 4, 2 < [First Adhyāya, Fourth Pāda]
Jnaneshwari (Bhavartha Dipika) (by Ramchandra Keshav Bhagwat)
Verse 13.34 < [Chapter 13 - Kshetra and Kshetrajna Yoga]
Verse 14.26 < [Chapter 14 - Gunatraya-vibhaga-yoga]
Conclusion of chapter ten < [Chapter 10 - Vibhuti-yoga]
Yoga-sutras (with Vyasa and Vachaspati Mishra) (by Rama Prasada)
Sūtra 1.42 < [Book 1 - Trance (Samādhi)]
Sūtra 3.52 < [Book 3 - Attainment (Vibhūti or Siddhi)]
Sūtra 3.17 < [Book 3 - Attainment (Vibhūti or Siddhi)]
The Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 1043-1044 < [Chapter 16 - Examination of the Import of Words]
Verse 814-816 < [Chapter 14 - Examination of the Viśeṣa (‘ultimate’)]
Verse 2539-2544 < [Chapter 24b - Arguments against the reliability of the Veda (the Revealed Word)]
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