Ascetic clothing, Ascetic clothes: 1 definition
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Ascetic clothing 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 BirchAscetic Clothing is denoted by the Sanskrit term Cīvara, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] Putting on ochre garments, carrying a skull, plucking out clumps of hair, maintaining non-vedic religious observances, ashes, ascetic clothing (cīvara) and matted locks, behaving as if mad, [the ascetic practice of] nakedness, [studying] the Vedas, Tantras and so on and the meeting [of learned people] for [reciting] poetry in the assembly: All [this] is exertion for the sake of filling one's stomach and is not the cause of the highest good. [...]”.
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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Partial matches: Cloth, Garment, Ascetic.
Full-text (+28): Kashayina, Civara, Civaradharitva, Kapala, Unmattata, Dharana, Nigama, Nagna, Hair, Keshavaliluncana, Nagnatva, Keshavali, Udarapurana, Matted lock, Avali, Bhasma, Grahana, Kashayagrahana, Pashandavratadharitva, Kesa.
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