The Sanskrit term Pāśāsana can be transliterated into English as Pasasana or Pashasana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Yoga (school of philosophy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Yoga

Pāśāsana (पसासन, “noose posture”) is a Sanskrit word referring to a type of posture (āsana) used in Yoga. It is composed of the words pāśa (noose) and āsana (posture)

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

Pāśāsana (पाशासन) is a type of posture (āsana), according to verse 47 of the Śrītattvanidhi.—Accordingly, “Place the feet on the ground. Place both knees by the chest and the hands backward binding the thighs together with the ankles. This is pāśāsana, the noose”.

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

This name is found in Iyengar and an āsana, more difficult than what is indicated here but similar, is shown in Iyengar.

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).

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Pasāsana, (nt.) (fr. pa+śās) teaching, instruction J. III, 367. (Page 447)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Pasha, Asana, Paca.

Ends with: Nripashasana.

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