Mudraprakasha, Mudrāprakāśa, Mudra-prakasha: 3 definitions

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Mudraprakasha 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.

The Sanskrit term Mudrāprakāśa can be transliterated into English as Mudraprakasa or Mudraprakasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Yoga (school of philosophy)

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Source: archive.org: Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali with Bhoja Vritti

Mudrāprakāśa (मुद्राप्रकाश) is the name of a work dealing with the Yoga system of Philosophy. It deals with—A treatise on Haṭha-yoga, describes Mahāmudrā, Nabhomudrā, Uḍḍiyana, &c. By Kṛpārāma. Cf. North Western Provinces Catalogue. I.

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Mudraprakasha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) Mudrāprakāśa (मुद्राप्रकाश) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—[tantric] by Kṛpārāma. NW. 424.
—by Rāmakiśora. L. 1866. Oudh. X, 22.

2) Mudrāprakāśa (मुद्राप्रकाश):—[tantric], composed in 1831 by Rāmakiśora, son of Rudranārāyaṇa. Ulwar 2294.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mudrāprakāśa (मुद्राप्रकाश):—[=mudrā-prakāśa] [from mudrā] m. Name of two works.

[Sanskrit to German]

Mudraprakasha in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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