Category Meditating-pose

Meditating pose

ardha-yogapatta

hand around one bent leg in meditative pose

ardha-yogasana

meditative mode of seat with ardha-yogapatta

dhyana

Dhyāna (Sanskrit: ध्यान) refers to meditation or hands in meditation; Seated in Padmasana in the attitude of meditation. In this sitting position, the legs are crossed, with soles of the feet turned upwards, resting on the thighs; In this hand-pose,… Continue Reading →

dhyana-mudra

In this gesture of the hand, the palm of the right hand is placed in the palm of the left hand. Both hands rest on the crossed legs of the seated image. This is the hand gesture of meditation and… Continue Reading →

paryanka-bandha

legs bound in a strap for so they stay easily kept in a yogic meditation pose (cf. yoga-patta)

pratima-lakshana

Pratima-lakshana or Pratimalakshana refers to the ‘body postures of the icons’, as defined according to texts dealing with shilpa (arts and crafs), known as shilpashastra. The body postures are classified into three divisions: kai-amaiti or hasta (hand gestures), asana (the… Continue Reading →

pratimalakshana

Pratimālakṣaṇa (प्रतिमालक्षण) or Pratima-lakshana refers to the ‘body postures of the icons’, as defined according to texts dealing with shilpa (arts and crafs), known as shilpashastra. The body postures are classified into three divisions: kai-amaiti or hasta (hand gestures), asana… Continue Reading →

yoga

Yoga (Sanskrit: योग) is a meditative pose; Seated cross-legged, with soles of the feet turned upwards, with two hands on the lap, one upon the other, in an attitude of meditation.

yoga-mudra

Yogamudrā (Sanskrit: योगमुद्रा), In this gesture of the hand, the palm of the right hand is placed in the palm of the left hand. Both hands rest on the crossed legs of the seated image. This is the hand gesture… Continue Reading →

yoga-patta

Yogapaṭṭa (योगपट्ट), a band-strip for binding the legs in a meditation pose (cf. paryanka-bandha); cloth worn during meditation; a cloth thrown over the back and knees of an ascetic during meditation

yogasana

Yogāsana (योगासन) is a meditative pose; Seated cross-legged, with soles of the feet turned upwards, with two hands on the lap, one upon the other, in an attitude of meditation. Alternativly, the octagonal shaped seat or pedestal; it is used… Continue Reading →

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