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Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchThe Root (of the palate) is denoted by the Sanskrit term Mūla, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “Thought, intellect and ego are the officiants; mind is the Soma-drinking sacrificer, and it sacrifices the senses and ten vital breaths into the orb of light. [This] orb of light shines from the root (mūla) [of the palate] to the aperture [at the top of the head]. It is to be meditated on constantly by yogins [because] it bestows the eight supernatural powers such as minimisation. [...]”.
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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Search found 437 books and stories containing Root; (plurals include: Roots). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Bhesajjakkhandhaka (Chapter on Medicine) (by Hin-tak Sik)
Medicines (a): Roots (Mūla) < [Chapter 4 - Medicinal Substances in the Chapter on Medicine]
Medicines (j): Scented Substances < [Chapter 4 - Medicinal Substances in the Chapter on Medicine]
Chapter Summary < [Chapter 4 - Medicinal Substances in the Chapter on Medicine]
A Manual of Abhidhamma (by Nārada Thera)
Summary of Roots < [Chapter III - Miscellaneous Section]
18 Types of Rootless Consciousness < [Chapter I - Different Types of Consciousness]
Introductory Verse < [Chapter I - Different Types of Consciousness]
Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 3.7.88 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (7): Sādhana-samuddeśa (On the Means)]
Verse 3.7.61 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (7): Sādhana-samuddeśa (On the Means)]
Verse 2.177 < [Book 2 - Vākya-kāṇḍa]
Conditions (by Nina van Gorkom)
Appendix 2 - The Cittas Which Can Be Conascent-predominance-condition
Philosophy of language in the Five Nikayas (by K.T.S. Sarao)
3.2. The Six Roots of Dispute < [Chapter 4 - Philosophy of Language in the Five Nikāyas]
7. Unwholesome (akusala) and Wholesome (kusala) < [Chapter 4 - Philosophy of Language in the Five Nikāyas]
6.5. The Four Planes of Liberation (The Four Noble Persons) < [Chapter 3 - Language and Meaning as Reflected in the Five Nikāyas]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 1.48 < [Section XXVII - Clumps, thickets and grasses. &c.]
Verse 3.266 < [Section XXI - Relative Merits of the Offering-Materials]
Verse 6.44 < [Section VI - Procedure of going forth as a Wandering Mendicant]
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