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Ten vital breaths 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 BirchThe Ten Vital Breaths are denoted by the Sanskrit term Prāṇa, 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 (prāṇa) into the orb of light. [This] orb of light shines from the root [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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Full-text: Dashaprana, Buddhi, Ahamkara, Ritvik, Somapa, Bila, Aperture, Ashtasiddhi, Ashtasiddhida, Ego, Bilaparyanta, Officiant, Dhyeya, Intellect, Eight supernatural powers, Orb of light, Root, Supernatural power, Jyotirmandala.
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Brahma Sutras (Shankaracharya) (by George Thibaut)
II, 4, 6 < [Second Adhyāya, Fourth Pāda]
The gods of northern Buddhism (by Alice Getty)
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 15 - Exposition of right Conduct (Concluded) < [Book 7 - Seventh Skandha]