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Inner space 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)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchThe Inner Space (of the heart) is denoted by the Sanskrit term Antarāla, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] The conquest of the breath can be achieved by means of [reciting] the three types of Om and by various [Hathayogic] Mudrās, as well as meditation on a fiery light [or meditation] on a supporting object [like] the empty sky [which are done] in the lotus of the inner space (antarāla-kamala) [of the heart]. [However,] having abandoned all this [because it is] situated in the body [and therefore limited], and having thought it to be a delusion of the mind, the wise should practise the no-mind state, which is unique, beyond the body and indescribable. [...]”.
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 (+21): Antarala, Guhamtara, Olavarana, Turiyavritti, Olaatta, Antral, Ullitai, Mesaw, Hridayakamala, Antaralakamala, Kamala, Manonmani, Shunyamandala, Vayiru, Iccharupa, Trividha, Vicitrakarana, Manovibhrama, Amanaskatva, Shunyambara.
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Vastu-shastra (Introduction to Indian architecture) (by D. N. Shukla)
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Chapter 2 - The Origin of the Prāsāda-vāstu < [Volume 5 - Temple Architecture]
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Masti < [October – December, 1986]
Triple Stream < [October – December, 2002]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Chapter 319 - Mode of worshipping Vāgīśvarī (Goddess of speech)
Chapter 255 - Description of rules relating to disputes and different kinds of ordeals
Vernacular architecture of Assam (by Nabajit Deka)
Architecture and Technique of Barn < [Chapter 5]
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Garo Vernacular Architecture < [Chapter 6]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 83 - Greatness of Yogeśvarī (Yoga-īśvarī) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 10 - The Fight with Mahiṣāsura < [Section 3a - Arunācala-khaṇḍa (Pūrvārdha)]
Chapter 3 - Indra’s Fear < [Section 2 - Dharmāraṇya-khaṇḍa]
Shat-cakra-nirupana (the six bodily centres) (by Arthur Avalon)
Verse 49 < [Section 7]