Seat, Seated: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Seat means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.
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In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchThe Seat (i.e., Yoga pose) is denoted by the Sanskrit term Āsana, 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. Seated (sukha-sanniviṣṭa) comfortably in a solitary place on an even seat (sama-āsana), having been supported a little from behind, the gaze [held] steady at an arm’s length, the limbs relaxed and free from worry, do the practice. [...]”.
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).
India history and geography
Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)Seats and Coverlets were spread in order to beautify the Sleeping chamber (of young ladies) in Ancient India, as depicted in the Kathās (narrative poems) such as Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—The Kuvalayamala (779 A.D.) is full of cultural material which gains in value because of the firm date of its composition. [...] Page 83.3-9: Here is the description of the house or the sleeping chambers of young ladies which were beautified for the reception of their husbands. The select items in this list are as follows: [e.g., spreading of coverlets and seats in the jāla-gavākṣa (airel windows);] [...]
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionarySeat is another spelling for सीट [sīṭa].—n. seat;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Lotus seat, Seated posture.
Full-text (+5968): Asana, Pitha, Upavishta, Simhasana, Padmasana, Dharmasana, Asina, Brishi, Rathopastha, Vandhura, Sukhasina, Sukhasana, Ayatana, Vistara, Mulapitha, Adhyasita, Yogasana, Varasana, Nishannaka, Anantasana.
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Search found 525 books and stories containing Seat, Seated, The seat; (plurals include: Seats, Seateds, The seats). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Nervous System in Yoga and Tantra (Study) (by Ashok Majumdar)
6. Location of Vayu, Pitta and Kapha in the normal body < [Chapter 7 - The Physiological and the Pathological concepts of Tridosha Theory]
7. Classification of the Three Dosas < [Chapter 7 - The Physiological and the Pathological concepts of Tridosha Theory]
10. The Five Vayus < [Chapter 7 - The Physiological and the Pathological concepts of Tridosha Theory]
Devi Tantra, Mantra, Yantra (study) (by Srider Basudevan Iyer)
Sadhaka worship accessories (1): Asana or the Seat < [Chapter 4 - Worship and The Worshipper]
Sadhya worship accessories (1): Asana or the Seat < [Chapter 4 - Worship and The Worshipper]
Later Vedic goddesses (5.4): The eight forms of Lakshmi < [Chapter 2 - The Maior Goddesses]
Victim < [October – December, 2000]
Methods of Representation < [September-October 1932]
The Indian Scene < [April - June 1972]
Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 3.37 - The regions of labour (karmabhūmi) < [Chapter 3 - The Lower World and the Middle World]
Verse 2.32 - The kinds of seats-of-birth (yoni) < [Chapter 2 - Category of the Living]
Verse 3.39 - The lifetimes of subhuman beings < [Chapter 3 - The Lower World and the Middle World]
Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Chapter 148 - Mode of worship for success in the battle (saṅgrama-vijaya-pūjā)
Chapter 81 - Mode of spiritual initiation (samaya-dīkṣā)
Chapter 300 - Mantras which remove the baneful influences of planets
Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter XXIV - The worship of Ganapati < [Agastya Samhita]
Chapter VII - Description of the sun-worship etc. as performed by the Self-origined Manu < [Agastya Samhita]
Chapter CLX - The Nidanam of abscesses etc. < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
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