Svadhishthanayoga, Svādhiṣṭhānayoga, Svadhishthana-yoga: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Svādhiṣṭhānayoga can be transliterated into English as Svadhisthanayoga or Svadhishthanayoga, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (yoga)Svādhiṣṭhānayoga (स्वाधिष्ठानयोग) or simply Svādhiṣṭhāna refers to the “self-established yoga”, according to the Amṛtasiddhi, a 12th-century text belonging to the Haṭhayoga textual tradition.—Accordingly, “He who tries to master his mind by means of self-established yoga (svādhiṣṭhānayoga—svādhiṣṭhānena yogena) deludedly chews a rock and, thirsty, drinks the sky”.
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: Yoga, Svadhishthana.
Full-text: Svadhidaivata, Svadhidaivatayoga, Svadhishthana.
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