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Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch1) Svāvabodha (स्वावबोध) in some manuscript is the name of a chapter of the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with topics as absorption (laya), yogic powers (siddhi) and liberation, presented in the form of a dialogue between Īśvara and Vāmadeva.—The Nepalese manuscripts are unique in calling the second chapter Svāvabodha and Tattvajñānanirūpaṇa. It is likely that Svāvabodha emanates from the Nepalese commentary, which understands Svāvabodha in verse 2.25 of the Amanaska to be the name of the teaching or text.
2) Svāvabodha (स्वावबोध) refers to “self-realization”, according to the Amanaska Yoga.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] Learned scholars who possess intellect do talk about the highest Brahma, [but] those who are skilled in communicating [even] a small part of self-realization (svāvabodha) are hard to find in this world. Knowers of the Upaniṣads, which are the culmination of the Vedas, talk [openly] about the no-mind state and others teach it in secret. These [people] do not experience it themselves. [...]”.
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: Avabodha, Shva.
Ends with: Ashvavabodha.
Full-text: Self-awakening, Self-realization, Avabodha, Layayoga, Tattvajnananirupana.
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