Bahyayoga, Bāhyayoga, Bahya-yoga: 1 definition
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Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (yoga)Bāhyayoga (बाह्ययोग) refers to “external union” (of the male semen and female generative fluid), according to the Amṛtasiddhi, a 12th-century text belonging to the Haṭhayoga textual tradition.—Accordingly, “Know bindu to be of two kinds, male and female (vanitā). Semen (bīja) is said to be the male [bindu] and rajas (female generative fluid) is female. As a result of their external union (bāhyayoga) people are created. When they are united internally, then one is declared a yogi. [...]
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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