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Supporting object 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.
In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchSupporting Objects (used in meditation practice) are denoted by the Sanskrit term Ālambana, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] The conquest of the breath can be achieved by means of [reciting] the three types of Om and by various [Hathayogic] Mudrās, as well as meditation on a fiery light [or meditation] on a supporting object [like] the empty sky (śūnyāmbara-ālambana) [which are done] in the lotus of the inner space [of the heart]. [However,] having abandoned all this [because it is] situated in the body [and therefore limited], and having thought it to be a delusion of the mind, the wise should practise the no-mind state, which is unique, beyond the body and indescribable. [...]”.
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).
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Alambana, Vibhrama, Shunyambara, Ambara, Tejashcintana, Kalevaragata, Trividha, Vicitrakarana, Manovibhrama, Amanaskatva, Kamala, Antaralakamala, Empty sky, Inner space, Antarala, Conquest.
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Yoga-sutras (Ancient and Modern Interpretations) (by Makarand Gopal Newalkar)
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Patipada (by Acariya Maha Boowa Ñanasampanno)
Lankavatara Sutra (by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki)