Svarupaguna, Svarūpaguṇa, Svarupa-guna: 1 definition
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Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (yoga)Svarūpaguṇa (स्वरूपगुण) refers to the “nature and characteristics” (of a particular technical term), according to the Haṭhatattvakaumudī, an 18th-century text on Haṭhayoga consisting of fifty-six chapters and approximately 1680 verses.—The Haṭhatattvakaumudī has five chapters on prāṇāyāma (9, 10, 12, 37–38), namely, the preliminary auxiliaries and rules of practice for prāṇāyāma, an explanation of the names, nature and characteristics of Kumbhakas (svarūpaguṇa), breathing methods for quelling suffering, necessary rules for prāṇāyāma and an explanation of prāṇāyāma, which total more than 240 verses.
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: Svarupa, Guna.
Starts with: Svarupagunana.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
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