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Finger 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 BirchThe Fingers are denoted by the Sanskrit term Aṅgulī, according to the Mataṅgapārameśvaratantra (Mataṅgapārameśvara’s Yogapāda) verse 2.23-27.—In later Tantras, various details [such as fixing the eyes on some object] often preceded the verses on the seated postures, thereby indicating that the position of the hands, torso and gaze was ancillary to all of the prescribed postures. In the Mataṅgapārameśvara, these postural ancillaries [making use of the fingers] constitute what they call a karaṇa, and when it is combined with a seated pose, the Yogin’s posture becomes just as complicated as any seated pose described in later medieval yoga texts.
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: Five finger, Index finger, Little finger, Marsh fire-finger, Middle finger, Ring finger, Tall fivefinger, Three-finger.
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Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
Text 8.4 (Commentary) < [Chapter 8 (text and commentary)]
Text 8.3 (Commentary) < [Chapter 8 (text and commentary)]
Text 8.11-12 (Commentary) < [Chapter 8 (text and commentary)]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 2.59 < [Section XIII - Initiation (upanayana)]
Verse 9.276-277 < [Section XXXVIII - Treatment of Criminals and their Punishment]
Verse 2.58 < [Section XIII - Initiation (upanayana)]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.1.369 < [Part 1 - Ecstatic Excitants (vibhāva)]
Verse 2.1.371 < [Part 1 - Ecstatic Excitants (vibhāva)]
Verse 2.1.366 < [Part 1 - Ecstatic Excitants (vibhāva)]
Sushruta Samhita, volume 1: Sutrasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter VIII - Surgical instruments
Chapter XXXV - Examination of the patient
Abhinaya-darpana (English) (by Ananda Coomaraswamy)
Chapter 26 - Hands denoting Animals
Chapter 27 - Hands denoting Flying Creatures
The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 3 - Art in the Matsyapurāṇa < [Chapter 7 - Art and Architecture in the Matsyapurāṇa]
Part 2.1 - Measurement of Buildings < [Chapter 7 - Art and Architecture in the Matsyapurāṇa]
Part 2.2 - Temple (prāsāda) architecture in the Matsyapurāṇa < [Chapter 7 - Art and Architecture in the Matsyapurāṇa]
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