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Imagining 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.
In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Imaginings can be denoted by the Sanskrit terms Saṅkalpanā, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise which deals absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—The Amanaska referred to (or qualified) Samādhi with several terms, which are all negative; [e.g., it is devoid of all imaginings (sarva-saṅkalpanā);] [...] The fact that such terminology is found in the Amanaska indicates that descriptions of Śiva and the void-like meditative states in Mantramargic Śaivism, were the basis of the descriptions of Samādhi and Paratattva (the highest reality) in this treatise. The Amanaska Yoga was consistent with the Pātañjala Yogaśāstra’s definition of Yoga, yet it described Samādhi in terms different to those of Pātañjalayoga; such as “that which is devoid of all imaginings (sarva-saṅkalpanā)”.
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 (+160): Bhavaka, Bhavitavat, Kalpana, Abhimanin, Cittavritti, Viparyasa, Bhavana, Kalpita, Parikalpa, Sacitta, Manyana, Kalpa, Vikalpa, Kalpaniya, Mannamana, Dhyayat, Kappiyasannin, Atthacintaka, Kalpanabaja, Bhavalahari.
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