In Hinduism

Yoga (school of philosophy)

Source: archive.org: Yoga Tradition of the Mysore Palace

Khaḍgāsana (खड्गासन) is a type of posture (āsana), according to verse 34 of the Śrītattvanidhi.—Accordingly, “Do saralāsana face downwards. Place the feet on the ground and stand up. This is khaḍgāsana, the sword”.

The 19th-century Śrītattvanidhi is a sanskrit treatise describing 80 primary āsanas, or ‘posture’ (e.g., khaḍga-āsana) and several additional ones.

The base āsana, saralāsana, is not mentioned in the text

context information

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).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: The Jaina Iconography

Khaḍgāsana (खड्गासन) refers to one of the various āsanas (postures) commonly depcited in Jain iconography.—(Description of Khaḍgāsana): The standing posture with feet at a distance of about two inches from each other, the hands resting naturally by the sides, but not so as to touch the body. All the standing Jina figures are represented in this posture. It is, however, enjoined that the figures of Ajitanātha, Sambhavanātha and Abhinandana should be especially sculptured in the Khaḍgāsana.

context information

Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Khaḍgāsana (ಖಡ್ಗಾಸನ):—[noun] name ofn one of the yogic postures in yoga system.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Khadga, Asana.

Full-text: Ishvarayaksha, Vesali, Piyala, Mokshasana, Sagaracakri, Ajitabala, Asana, Ishvara, Abhinandananatha, Mahayaksha, Ajitanatha.

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