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Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchBrow (meditation) (i.e., ‘meditating on the forehead and brow’) forms part of the various Teachings or Techniques (saṅketa) on Layayoga, according to the Dattātreyayogaśāstra verse 21-26.—Note: The Dattātreyayogaśāstra’s techniques (saṅketa) of Layayoga can be summarised as meditation on the void, gazing on the tip of the nose, meditating on the back of the head, gazing between the eyebrows, meditating on the forehead and brow, meditating on the two big toes and lying on the ground like a corpse.
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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Search found 199 books and stories containing Brow, Brows; (plurals include: Brows, Browses). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Abhinaya-darpana (English) (by Ananda Coomaraswamy)
Chapter 9 - Six Movements of the Brows
Chapter 12 - Twenty-eighth Single Hands
Prayogamanjari and Saivagamanibandhana (Study) (by R. Suthashi)
Measurement of Eyes, Ears and Head < [Chapter 3 - Shaiva iconography in Saivagamanibandhana]
Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation (by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar)
Pasuram 6.6.6 < [Section 6 - Sixth Tiruvaymoli (Malukku, vaiyam alanta)]
Pasuram 7.7.4 < [Section 7 - Seventh Tiruvaymoli (Elaiyar avo)]
Pasuram 5.5.5 < [Section 5 - Fifth Tiruvaymoli (Ennaneyo, annaimirkal)]
Ramayana of Valmiki (Griffith) (by Ralph T. H. Griffith)
Chapter XVII: shu'panakha' < [Book III]
Chapter XX: Tara’s Lament < [Book IV]
Chapter CXXX: The Consecration < [Book VI]
Manasara (English translation) (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)
Chapter 66 - The intermediate ten tāla measures (madhyama-daśatāla)
Chapter 65 - The largest ten tāla measures (uttama-daśatāla)
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)