Vaihayasayantra, Vaihāyasayantra, Vaihayasa-yantra: 1 definition
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In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchVaihāyasayantra (वैहायसयन्त्र) refers to a “flying machine”.—[...] Yognāth Swāmī (1967: 23) explains that Arjuna looks down into a pot of water (jalakuṇḍa) called a Dharāyantra, and the target (lakṣya), which is pierced by the arrow, is a wooden fish (matsyavedha). Though dharāyantra is found in some of the Amanaska’s Nepalese manuscripts, it is unlikely to have any connection to a pot of water because the yantra in Draupadī’s Svayaṃvara is the flying machine (vaihāyasayantra) [vaihāyasaṃ yantram)] upon which the target is mounted.
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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