Sarvashariraka, Sarvaśarīraka, Sarva-shariraka: 1 definition

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Sarvashariraka 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 Sarvaśarīraka can be transliterated into English as Sarvasariraka or Sarvashariraka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Yoga (school of philosophy)

[«previous next»] — Sarvashariraka in Yoga glossary
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (yoga)

Sarvaśarīraka (सर्वशरीरक) [=Sarvaśarīra?] refers to “all bodies”, according to the Amṛtasiddhi, a 12th-century text belonging to the Haṭhayoga textual tradition.—Accordingly, “The sphere of the sun is at the base of the Central Channel, complete with twelve digits, shining with its rays. The lord of creatures (Prajāpati), of intense appearance, travels upwards on the right. Staying in the pathways in the spaces in the channels it pervades the entire body. The sun consumes the lunar secretion, wanders in the sphere of the wind and burns up all the bodily constituents in all bodies (sarvaśarīraka)”.

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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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