Pancabhutamaya, Pancabhuta-maya, Pañcabhūtamaya: 1 definition
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Alternative spellings of this word include Panchabhutamaya.
In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchPañcabhūtamaya (पञ्चभूतमय) [=pañcabhūtamayī?] refers to “that which consists of five elements”, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] [Now], I will teach the practice of that, which produces absorption. [...] Having abandoned the thought that the universe exists of five elements; that the body consists of five elements (pañcabhūtamayī); and that everything consists of the elements, cultivate the thought, ‘[everything consisting of the elements] does not exist’. [...]”.
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: Pancabhuta, Maya.
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