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Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchSystems (of discipline) are denoted by the Sanskrit term Yantraṇa, according to Kṣemarāja’s Pratyabhijñāhṛdaya.—Accordingly, while discussing easy methods of Yoga practice: “However, another means is also taught. Because of the removal of all systems of discipline (yantraṇa) such as Prāṇāyāma, Mudrās and Bandhas, [this] is an easy method. One whose mind is fixed on the heart by the prescribed method quells thought, which is an obstruction to [cognizing] one's [true] condition. [...]”.
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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Philosophy of language in the Five Nikayas (by K.T.S. Sarao)
8. Modularity in Cognition < [Chapter 5 - Language and Thought]
3. On Language (2): Language as Unique Human Behaviour < [Chapter 2 - Concept of Philosophy of Language]
10. Issues in Language and Thought < [Chapter 5 - Language and Thought]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 1 - In what Sense is a History of Indian Philosophy possible? < [Chapter IV - General Observations On The Systems Of Indian Philosophy]
Part 2 - Growth of the Philosophic Literature < [Chapter IV - General Observations On The Systems Of Indian Philosophy]
Part 3 - The Indian Systems of Philosophy < [Chapter IV - General Observations On The Systems Of Indian Philosophy]
Hindu Pluralism (by Elaine M. Fisher)
Śaṅkarācārya, Śrīvidyā, and the Making of a Sectarian Community < [Chapter 2 - The Making of the Smārta-Śaiva Community of South India]
The Sectarianization of Classical Knowledge Systems < [Chapter 3 - Constructing Sectarian Identities in Early Modern South India]
Hindu Sectarianism: A European Invention? < [Introduction]
Nyaya-Vaisheshika categories (Study) (by Diptimani Goswami)
The Syncretic School of Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Systems of Indian Philosophy < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
The Concept of Sharira as Prameya (by Elizabeth T. Jones)
Lakulisha-Pashupata (Philosophy and Practice) (by Geetika Kaw Kher)
Philosophical nature of Pasupata-sutra and Pancharthabhasya < [Chapter 4 - The Philosophical Context]
Apparent Monotheism < [Chapter 4 - The Philosophical Context]
Introducing Lakulisa-Pasupata philosophy < [Chapter 4 - The Philosophical Context]
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