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Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchThe Back (of the body) can be denoted by the Sanskrit terms Pṛṣṭha or Paścima, 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 back] 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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Starts with: Backchandi, Backdam sweetheart, Backdam watchman, Backerganj, Backilo.
Ends with: Hardback, Hunchback, Pull-and-holdback, Strong back, Strongback, Weak-back, Whiteback.
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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section XX < [Dronabhisheka Parva]
Section XXV < [Dronabhisheka Parva]
Section CLVI < [Bhagavat-Yana Parva]
Vinaya Pitaka (3): Khandhaka (by I. B. Horner)
Duties on one on probation < [12. Probation (Parivāsa)]
Allowance for three robes < [8. Robes (Cīvara)]
The story of Dīghāvu < [10. The monks from Kosambī (Kosambaka)]
Folklore of the Santal Parganas
Chapter LV - Jogeshwar’s Marriage < [Part I]
Chapter XXVI - The Merchant’s Son and the Raja’s Daughter < [Part I]
Chapter III - Ledha and the Leopard < [Part I]
Brihat Samhita (by N. Chidambaram Iyer)
Chapter 61 - On the features of Cows (go) and Oxen (vṛṣabha)
Chapter 95 - Omens (10): The cries of Crows (vāyasa-viruta)
Vinaya (3): The Cullavagga (by T. W. Rhys Davids)
Cullavagga, Khandaka 10, Chapter 10 < [Khandaka 10 - On the Duties of Bhikkhunis]
Cullavagga, Khandaka 5, Chapter 30 < [Khandaka 5 - On the Daily Life of the Bhikkhus]
Cullavagga, Khandaka 8, Chapter 5 < [Khandaka 8 - Regulations as to the Duties of the Bhikkhus towards one Another]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
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