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  2. Meditative postures - Wikipedia

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    Padmasana or Lotus pose is among the twelve meditation asanas named in the Bhasya commentary accompanying the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali describe yoga as having eight limbs, one being asana, the meditation seat. The sutras do not name any asanas, merely specifying the characteristics of a good asana, stating: [1]

  3. Lotus position - Wikipedia

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    Lotus position or Padmasana (Sanskrit: पद्मासन, romanized: padmāsana) [1] is a cross-legged sitting meditation pose from ancient India, in which each foot is placed on the opposite thigh.

  4. List of mudras (yoga) - Wikipedia

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    In yoga, mudrās are used in conjunction with pranayama (yogic breathing exercises), generally while seated in Padmasana, Ardhasiddhasana, Sukhasana or Vajrasana pose, to stimulate different parts of the body and mind, and to affect the flow of prana in the body.

  5. List of asanas - Wikipedia

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    A single asana is listed for each main pose, whether or not there are variations. Thus for Sirsasana (Yoga headstand), only one pose is illustrated, although the pose can be varied by moving the legs apart sideways or front-and-back, by lowering one leg to the floor, by folding the legs into lotus posture, by turning the hips to one side, by placing the hands differently on the ground, and so on.

  6. Siddhasana - Wikipedia

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    Siddhasana is one of the oldest asanas, being described as a meditation seat in the 10th century Goraksha Sataka 1.10-12. It states that along with lotus position, Siddhasana is the most important of the asanas (1.10), breaking open the door of liberation (1.11).

  7. Theatre of Bangladesh - Wikipedia

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    Theatre in Bangladesh is believed to have its origin in the 4th century AD in the form of Sanskrit drama. The conquest of Bengal by the Gupta Empire led the ingress of the northern Indian culture into the ancient Bangladeshi culture which eventually introduced the tradition of theatre in Bangladesh .

  8. Matsyendrasana - Wikipedia

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    Ardha Matsyendrasana III is entered from Ardha Matsyendrasana I. The bottom leg moves into Padmasana, and the arms bind by grasping both feet. [11] For the reclining variant, Supta Matsyendrasana, starting from a supine position, stretch the arms out at shoulder level, bend one knee and rotate it and the hips across to the opposite side. [12]

  9. Paschimottanasana - Wikipedia

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    Baddha Padma Paschimottanasana [27] has one leg crossed over the other as in Padmasana. [28] Upavishthakonasana or "wide-angle seated forward bend" [20] has both legs straight along the ground, as wide apart as possible, with the chin and nose touching the ground.