![]() ![]() ![]() "when the undying moment does not arise because the breath is unrestrained when the image is seen by means of withdrawal ( pratyahara) and the other (auxiliaries of yoga, i.e. In this text, Haṭha Yoga is defined within the context of tantric sexual ritual: Īccording to Birch, the earliest mentions of Haṭha Yoga specifically are also from Buddhist texts, mainly Tantric works from the 8th century onwards, such as Puṇḍarīka’s Vimalaprabhā commentary on the Kālacakratantra. The Buddha used a posture where pressure is put on the perineum with the heel, similar to modern postures used to stimulate Kundalini. However, there is no mention of the tongue being inserted into the nasopharynx as in true khecarī mudrā. The Pali canon contains three passages in which the Buddha describes pressing the tongue against the palate for the purposes of controlling hunger or the mind, depending on the passage. Tibetan depiction of Tummo ( candali, inner heat) practice showing the central channel, the sushumna Earliest textual references Īccording to the Indologist James Mallinson, some Hatha Yoga techniques can be traced back at least to the 1st-century CE, in texts such as the Sanskrit epics (Hinduism) and the Pali canon (Buddhism). This modern yoga is now colloquially termed simply as "yoga." In the 20th century, a development of hatha yoga, focusing particularly on asanas (the physical postures), became popular throughout the world as a form of physical exercise. The oldest texts to use the actual verbiage of hatha are also Vajrayana Buddhist. Currently, the oldest dated text to describe hatha yoga, the 11th century CE Amṛtasiddhi, comes from a tantric Buddhist milieu. According to the Dattatreya Yoga Śastra, there are two forms of hatha yoga: one practiced by Yajñavalkya consisting of the eight limbs of ashtanga yoga and another practiced by Kapila consisting of eight mudras. However, James Mallinson associates hatha yoga with the Dashanami Sampradaya and the mystical figure of Dattatreya. Matsyendranath, also known as Minanath or Minapa in Tibet, is celebrated as a saint in both Buddhist and Hindu tantric and hatha yoga schools. In India, hatha yoga is associated in popular tradition with the 'Yogis' of the Natha Sampradaya through its mythical founder Matsyendranath. ![]() The Sanskrit word haṭha literally means "force" and thus alludes to a system of physical techniques. Hatha yoga is a branch of yoga, one of the six schools of Hinduism. ![]()
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