Vajrolimudra, Vajrolīmudrā, Vajroli-mudra, Vajrolimudrā: 2 definitions
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Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (yoga)Vajrolīmudrā (वज्रोलीमुद्रा) or simply Vajrolī refers to “the practice of urethral suction [...] to draw up the combined sexual fluids”.—See Mallinson (2007, 189 note 149). Vajroli is described e.g. in the Vaiṣṇava Dattātreyayogaśāstra, vv. 299–314.—Like other Brajbhāṣā texts, such as the Jogapradīpyakā (1737CE), the author of the Haṭhayogamañjarī equates vajrolīmudrā with Rājayoga.
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchVajrolīmudrā (वज्रोलीमुद्रा) (or simply Vajrolī) is the name of a Mudrā, according to the Amaraughaprabodha: a short 13th century treatise on Yoga attributed to Gorakṣanātha which teaches the fourfold system of yoga (Mantra, Laya, Haṭha and Rāja).—Accordingly, “[...] When the mind has attained equanimity and the breath moves into the central channel, [then] these Amarolī, Vajrolī and Sahajolī [Mudras] arise”.
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: Vajroli, Mudra.
Full-text (+24): Vajroli, Yogabhyasa, Yogabhyasarata, Naribhaga, Patadbindu, Subhasman, Asina, Gomaya, Maithuna, Shambhava, Dagdhagomaya, Kshana, Dagdha, Cow-dung, Svangalepana, Sex, Mukta, Svanga, Stripumsa, Nikshipya.
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