• Look up padmasana in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lotus throne. Padmasana is a term derived from Sanskrit word...
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    Lotus position (redirect from Padmāsana)
    Lotus position or Padmasana (Sanskrit: पद्मासन, romanized: padmāsana) is a cross-legged sitting meditation pose from ancient India, in which each foot...
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    A Padmasana is a shrine (Balinese: palinggih) in the form of a tower, crowned with an empty throne to worship Ida Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa, a manifestation...
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  • upper body strength and balance. Shirshasana, alongside Sarvangasana and Padmasana, is one of the asanas most often reported as the cause of an injury. Shirshasana...
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    also be by Patanjali; it names 12 seated meditation asanas including Padmasana, Virasana, Bhadrasana, and Svastikasana. The 10th–11th century Vimanarcanakalpa...
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  • with pranayama (yogic breathing exercises), generally while seated in Padmasana, Ardhasiddhasana, Sukhasana or Vajrasana pose, to stimulate different...
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    Sarvangasana, an advanced pose, with both legs leaning to one side; and Urdhva Padmasana in Sarvangasana, with the legs in lotus position. Salamba Sarvangasana...
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    Gede Mecaling. A padmasana shrine is located at the most sacred, kaja-kangin (north-east) side of the temple. The base of this padmasana is decorated with...
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    Buddhism and Hinduism for many centuries. These include Padmasana (full lotus), Ardha Padmasana (half lotus), Siddhasana or Muktasana (also called Burmese...
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    include an empty high-seated chair. It is also found at the top of the Padmasana shrine outside houses and temples. This is for Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa....
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    throne on top of a pillar (the Padmasana, lit. "lotus throne"), inside Balinese temples. The introduction of the Padmasana as an altar to the Supreme God...
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    (paduraksa) and at the base of the padmasana, the holiest and most central shrine in the Balinese temple. The Padmasana is the holiest shrine in a Balinese...
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    This article contains Indic text. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks or boxes, misplaced vowels or missing conjuncts instead...
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    Rishabhanatha, Neminatha, and Mahavira are said to have done so in the Padmasana (lotus position). In chronological order, the names, emblems and colours...
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    Mahaveer - Nagamalai Puthukottai, Tamil Nadu, ardha-padmasana Buddha in Sarnath Museum in padmasana Tirthankara Sravanabelgola, Kayotsarga sana Buddha...
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    Shyama Charan Lahiri Lahiri Mahasaya in the lotus position or Padmasana Personal Born Shyama Charan Lahiri (1828-09-30)30 September 1828 Ghurni village...
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    lifted posture and the other two arms resting on his lap in a Yogamudra (Padmasana) posture. The sanctum also houses images of the god of wealth—Kubera,...
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    be by Patanjali himself, suggests twelve seated meditation postures: Padmasana (lotus), Virasana (hero), Bhadrasana (glorious), Svastikasana (lucky mark)...
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    century Goraksha Sataka. This states that Siddhasana ranks alongside Padmasana (lotus position) as the most important of the asanas, opening the way...
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    Evidence supplied 2 Goraksha Shataka 10th-11th century Describes Siddhasana, Padmasana; a "symbolic" 84 claimed 4 Shiva Samhita 15th century 4 seated asanas...
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    in sleeping position or in some Shaivite and tribal traditions is in Padmasana sitting position with legs folded and arms resting on the thigh simulating...
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    prosperity-showering golden-coloured woman standing or sitting in the padmasana position upon a lotus throne, while holding a lotus in her hand, symbolising...
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    goddess Mookambika is also installed. Mookambika is seen seated in the Padmasana position with four arms, with two arms holding a Shankha (conch) and Chakra...
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    Mayūrāsana Peacock 2.29–930 1.30–931   — Muktāsana Freedom 2.11   —   — Padmāsana Lotus 2.8 1.44–949 3.102–9107 Paschimottanāsana Seated Forward Bend 2...
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    a pitch. The santoor is played while sitting in an asana called ardha-padmasana and placing it on the lap. While being played, the broad side is closer...
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    Vyayama Dipika gymnastics book LoY has the legs as in Gomukhasana, not in Padmasana. LoY quotes and interprets GhS 2.40 as meaning a variant of Salabhasana...
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    shrine for Brahma. The idol of Brahma is in meditative pose sitting in Padmasana on a lotus. The temple complex also has the Jeeva Samadhi of Yogi Patanjali...
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    sitting and standing postures. The tīrthaṅkaras are represented either Padmasana (seated in yoga posture) or standing in the Kayotsarga posture. Parshvanatha...
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    Śrī Sabhāpati Svāmī meditating in padmāsana....
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    of the two styles described as under: - He is represented sitting in padmasana (lotus position) posture, engrossed in dhyana (meditation). He is shown...
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