Shankaracaryapada, Shamkaracarya-pada, Shamkaracaryapada, Shankaracarya-pada, Śaṃkarācāryapāda, Śaṅkarācāryapāda: 1 definition

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Shankaracaryapada 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 terms Śaṃkarācāryapāda and Śaṅkarācāryapāda can be transliterated into English as Samkaracaryapada or Shamkaracaryapada or Sankaracaryapada or Shankaracaryapada, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Shankaracharyapada.

In Hinduism

Yoga (school of philosophy)

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Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (yoga)

Śaṅkarācāryapāda (शङ्कराचार्यपाद) refers to “Śaṅkarācārya’s feet”, according to the Rājatarala, an 18th-century text dealing with Yoga.—The Rājatarala is a lengthy commentary on the Yogatārāvalī (circa 14th c.) that was composed by Rāmasvāmipaṇḍita, who is described as a worshipper of Śaṅkarācārya’s feet (śrī-śaṃkarācāryapāda-kiṃkara).

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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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