Yuktabhavadeva, Yuktabhava-deva: 2 definitions

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Yuktabhavadeva means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Yoga (school of philosophy)

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Yuktabhavadeva (युक्तभवदेव) represents a 17th-century text by Bhavadevamiśra dealing with Yoga.—In Śivānanda’s Yogacintāmaṇi and Bhavadeva’s Yuktabhavadeva, the meditative state of Rājayoga became the equivalent of Patañjali’s highest stage of samādhi, called asaṃprajñātasamādhi.

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (yoga)

Yuktabhavadeva (युक्तभवदेव) is the name of a seventeenth-century compendium on Yoga.

Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch
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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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