Gheranda, Gheraṇḍa: 1 definition
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Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (yoga)Gheraṇḍa (घेरण्ड) is the name of an ancient teacher of Yoga, according to the Gheraṇḍasaṃhitā.—The Haṭhayogasaṃhitā appears to have been the basis of the Gheraṇḍasaṃhitā (eighteenth century), which adds a new frame story (viz., a dialogue between the teacher Gheraṇḍa and a student Caṇḍakāpāli), several elaborate visualization practices and a six-fold Rājayoga. The Gheraṇḍasaṃhitā calls its Yoga ghaṭasthayoga, omits the Haṭhayogasaṃhitā’s teachings on vajrolī and redefines this mudrā as a handstand, thus revealing a reluctance to adopt the transgressive practices of Haṭhayoga.
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: Gherandasamhita, Gherandasana.
Full-text (+20): Gherandasamhita, Gherandasana, Candakapali, Hathayogasamhita, Ghatasthayoga, Ghatastha, Simhasana, Virasana, Uttanakurmakasana, Kurmasana, Shalabhasana, Ushtrasana, Kukkutasana, Sankatasana, Uttanamandukasana, Gomukhasana, Makarasana, Matsyasana, Shavasana, Utkatasana.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.23.285 < [Chapter 23 - Wandering about Navadvīpa On the Day the Lord Delivered the Kazi]
Yoga-sutras (Ancient and Modern Interpretations) (by Makarand Gopal Newalkar)
Sūtra 2.49 [The definition of prāṇāyāma] < [Book II - Sādhana-pāda]
Jainism and Patanjali Yoga (Comparative Study) (by Deepak bagadia)
Part 3 - Various Scriptures of Yoga < [Chapter 2 - Yoga philosophy and practices]
Part 8.4 - Introduction to Yoga Philosophy < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Part 4.4 - Yogic techniques for control of Vrttis (2): Astangayoga < [Chapter 2 - Yoga philosophy and practices]
Yoga-sutras (with Bhoja’s Rajamartanda) (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Sūtra 2.32 < [Second Chapter (Sadhana Pada)]
Sūtra 2.46 < [Second Chapter (Sadhana Pada)]
Serpent Power (Kundalini-shakti), Introduction (by Arthur Avalon)
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