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Contraction 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.
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Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchThe Contraction (i.e., the drawing up of the downward moving breath) is denoted by the Sanskrit term Ākuñcana, according to the Dakṣiṇāmūrti (Dakṣiṇāmūrtistotrabhāvārthavārttika), otherwise known as the Mānasollāsa and attributed to a Sureśvarācārya.—Accordingly, while discussing Hathayogic Mudrās as part of Yoga practices: “The contraction (ākuñcana) [and drawing up] of the downward moving breath and the stopping [and drawing down] the upward moving breath and the placement of the tongue above the uvula is the practice of Yoga”.
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 (+279): Samkoca, Akuncana, Kuncana, Samasa, Bhrikuti, Samvara, Yonisamvritti, Avakuncana, Bhrukuti, Apatantraka, Nikuncana, Apatanakin, Vinikocana, Ekaksharibhavin, Akumcana, Parivartika, Samhriti, Samasana, Manyagraha, Apatanaka.
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Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 1.59 < [Book 1 - Brahma-kāṇḍa (or Āgama-samuccaya)]
Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 5.16 - The contraction and expansion of the soul < [Chapter 5 - The Non-living Substances]
Verse 10.4 - Exception to the rule of destruction or absence < [Chapter 10 - Liberation]
Verse 10.5 - The end of the universe (lokānta) < [Chapter 10 - Liberation]
Vaisheshika-sutra with Commentary (by Nandalal Sinha)
Sūtra 1.1.7 (Enumeration of Actions) < [Chapter 1 - Of Substance, Attribute, and Action]
Sūtra 3.2.3 (Mind is one) < [Chapter 2 - Of the Inference of Soul and Mind]
Sūtra 7.1.6 (Colour, etc., of Earth, produced by burning) < [Chapter 1 - Of Colour, Taste, Smell, and Touch, and Magnitude]
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa VIII, adhyāya 1, brāhmaṇa 4 < [Eight Kāṇḍa]
Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
Text 4.4 (Commentary) < [Chapter 4 (text and commentary)]
Text 4.8 (Commentary) < [Chapter 4 (text and commentary)]
Text 1.6 (Commentary) < [Chapter 1 (text and commentary)]
A Manual of Khshnoom (by Phiroz Nasarvanji Tavaria)
Supplement No. 17 < [Supplements]
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