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  2. Tree pose - Wikipedia

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    Tree pose [1] or Vrikshasana (Sanskrit: वृक्षासन, romanized: vṛkṣāsana) is a balancing asana. It is one of the very few standing poses in medieval hatha yoga , and remains popular in modern yoga as exercise . [ 2 ]

  3. Asana - Wikipedia

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    Sjoman observes that whereas many traditional asanas are named for objects (like Vrikshasana, tree pose), legendary figures (like Matsyendrasana, the sage Matsyendra's pose), or animals (like Kurmasana, tortoise pose), "an overwhelming eighty-three" [79] of Iyengar's asanas have names that simply describe the body's position (like Utthita ...

  4. Standing asanas - Wikipedia

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    The rock relief "Descent of the Ganges" at Mahabalipuram appears to show a person standing in Vrikshasana (tree pose) at top left. [1] 7th century. The standing asanas are the yoga poses or asanas with one or both feet on the ground, and the body more or less upright. They are among the most distinctive features of modern yoga as exercise.

  5. Trishikhibrahmana Upanishad - Wikipedia

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    The Trishikhibrahmana Upanishad is structured as two chapters with a cumulative total of 164 verses. [5] [1] The text opens with a set of four questions, for whose answers a yogi, the Trishikhi Brahmana, travels to the Sun.

  6. Modern Literal Version - Wikipedia

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    The 1200 or so Greek compound words in the New Testament were rendered as if they had been split when possible. In 2012, a comparison chart was made showing Greek words and then showing how those words are translated in the Modern Literal Version, King James Version, New King James Version, New American Standard Bible, and English Standard Version.

  7. Revised Standard Version - Wikipedia

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    This translation is a revision of the American Standard Version (ASV) of 1901, [2] and was intended to be a readable and literally accurate modern English translation which aimed to "preserve all that is best in the English Bible as it has been known and used through the centuries" and "to put the message of the Bible in simple, enduring words ...

  8. List of Bible translations by language - Wikipedia

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    The Bible is the most translated book in the world, with more translations (including an increasing number of sign languages) being produced annually.Many are translated and published with the aid of a global fellowship of around 150 Bible Societies which collectively form The United Bible Societies.

  9. Literal Standard Version - Wikipedia

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    The Literal Standard Version (LSV) is a Modern English translation of the Bible with a number of distinctive features. It describes itself as the most literal translation of the Bible into the modern English language. [1] The first edition was published on February 2, 2020. [2] [3]