Vikalpatmaka, Vikalpātmaka, Vikalpa-atmaka: 1 definition
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Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchVikalpātmaka (विकल्पात्मक) refers to “(that which has) the nature of discursive thought”, according to Rājānaka Alaka’s commentary on the 9th-century Haravijaya by Rājānaka Ratnākara.—Accordingly, “[This] state of Yoga is without discursive cognition, that is, without the activity of the mind whose nature is discursive thought (vikalpātmaka). [That is to say, it is] without mind”.
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: Atmaka, Vikalpa.
Full-text: Discursive thought.
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