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Yoga (school of philosophy)
Observances (of spiritual practice) are denoted by the Sanskrit term Vrata, according to the Śivayogadīpikā by Sadāśivayogīśvara: a text dealing with Śaivism and Haṭhayoga in two hundred and eighty-nine verses.—Accordingly, while discussing the difference between Rājayoga and Śaivayoga: “[...] Devotion is gnosis full of Śiva, and Śaiva gnosis is Śiva’s nature. Since Śaiva observance (vrata) is worship of Śiva, Śiva's yoga is five-fold. He who is without the practice [of worshipping] Śiva is certainly a bound soul, and he goes round and round forever in this cycle of birth and death”.
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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Partial matches: The, The, Observance, Te.
Starts with: Observance Day.
Full-text (+2551): Vrata, Niyamanishtha, Carya, Brahmavrata, Vratin, Niyama, Sadacara, Samadana, Atyacara, Gramadharma, Pithori, Candrayana, Kulacara, Vratacarya, Shrauta, Vratastha, Vidhiyoga, Nemishtha, Nagnadiksha, Caritra.
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Brahma Sutras (Shankaracharya) (by George Thibaut)
Vinaya Pitaka (3): Khandhaka (by I. B. Horner)
On duties to the student < [18. Duties (Vatta)]
Duties on one on probation < [12. Probation (Parivāsa)]
The story of makers of strife < [4. Invitation (Pavāraṇā)]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 10.3 < [Section I - The Four Castes and their Purely Legitimate Progeny]
Verse 3.185 < [Section IX - The Sanctifiers of Company]
Verse 5.87 < [Section IX - Other forms of Impurity]
Mimamsa in Medhatithi (study) (by A. R. Joshi)
Punarvacana in Manubhasya 2.174 < [Part 3.18 - Pratipatti Karma]
Krama in Manubhasya 2.173 < [Part 3.10 - Krama]
Vikalpa In Manubhasya 11.216 < [Part 3.22 - Vikalpa]
Thirty minor Upanishads (by K. Narayanasvami Aiyar)
Narada Parivrajaka Upanishad of Atharvaveda, Chapter V
Narada Parivrajaka Upanishad of Atharvaveda, Chapter VI
Narada Purana (English translation) (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 23 - The Greatness of Ekādaśī Vrata < [Part 1 - Pūrva-bhāga: Prathama-pāda]
Chapter 2 - Discussion on Tithis < [Part 5 - Uttara-bhāga]
Chapter 17 - Narration of the Vowed Observance of Dvādaśī Day < [Part 1 - Pūrva-bhāga: Prathama-pāda]
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