Archives Glossary of special terms

yahzi

Creatures with elephant body and lion face (cf. yali)

yajna

sacrifice, devotion, worship, offering; a Hindu ritual performed in front of a sacred fire and often accompanied by mantras

yajnopavita

the sacred ceremonial thread, like muktayajnopavita, vastrayajnopavita, ajinayajnopavita etc.

yaksha

nature spirit, could be benevolent or malefic, in Hindu and Bhuddist mythology (female: yakshi)

yalam

(yalam, Tamil: யாளம்) architectural part of the prastaram and is decorated with the yali (cf. yahzi)

yali

leograph (cf. yahzi)

yoga-patta

a band-strip for binding the legs in a meditation pose (cf. paryanka-bandha)

yogasana

meditative pose

yoni

is an abstract or aniconic representation of the Hindu goddess Shakti, literally ‘womb’ and the female organs of generation

yuka

unit of measurement

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