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Paramahamsa Madhavdasji
Paramahamsa Madhavdasji or Paramahamsa Madhavdas (1798–1921) was an Indian yogi, yoga guru and Hindu monk in the 19th century. He was born in 1798 in Bengal. He was initiated as a sadhu (monk) and entered the order of Vaishnavism. He traveled across India on foot for nearly 35 years for knowledge of the practice of yoga. His notable disciple includes Swami Kuvalayananda and Shri Yogendra. Biography He was born in 1798 to a Mukhopadhyaya family in Bengal in a small village near Shantiopur in the Nadia District of present-day West Bengal. He worked as a clerk in the judicial department but later quit the job. Madhavdas made efforts to learn different traditions. After travelling through Assam, Tibet, the Himalayas and various other places in India, he had an opportunity to have first-hand knowledge of yoga techniques. He was also a follower of Bhakti order of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in the beginning and later the Vaishnavism order influenced by Gauranga. In 1869, Madhavdas joi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hinduism
Hinduism () is an Indian religion or '' dharma'', a religious and universal order or way of life by which followers abide. As a religion, it is the world's third-largest, with over 1.2–1.35 billion followers, or 15–16% of the global population, known as Hindus. The word ''Hindu'' is an exonym, and while Hinduism has been called the oldest religion in the world, many practitioners refer to their religion as '' Sanātana Dharma'' ( sa, सनातन धर्म, lit='the Eternal Dharma'), a modern usage, which refers to the idea that its origins lie beyond human history, as revealed in the Hindu texts. Another endonym is ''Vaidika dharma'', the dharma related to the Vedas. Hinduism is a diverse system of thought marked by a range of philosophies and shared concepts, rituals, cosmological systems, pilgrimage sites, and shared textual sources that discuss theology, metaphysics, mythology, Vedic yajna, yoga, agamic rituals, and temple building, among other to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mukhopadhyaya
Syamadas Mukhopadhyaya (22 June 1866 – 8 May 1937) was an Indian mathematician who introduced the four-vertex theorem and Mukhopadhyaya's theorem in plane geometry. Biography Syamadas Mukhopadhyaya was born at Haripal, Hooghly district, in the West Bengal, India. He graduated from Hooghly College, received his M.A. degree from Presidency College in Calcutta, and his Ph.D. degree from Calcutta University in 1910. He also took classes from the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science. Mukhopadhyaya was appointed by Asustosh Mookerjee as professor of mathematics in the Rajabazar Science College, University of Calcutta. Jacques Hadamard communicated with Mukhopadyaya about the latter's work on the geometry of a plane arc and Wilhelm Blaschke's book on geometry had a reference to Mukhopadhyaya. He worked at Bangabasi College and then at Bethune College in Calcutta, where he lectured in Mathematics, English Literature, and Philosophy. In 1932, he was elected president ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kriyā
() most commonly refers to a "completed action", technique or practice within a yoga discipline meant to achieve a specific result. Etymology is a Sanskrit term, derived from the Sanskrit root , meaning 'to do'. ' means 'action, deed, effort'. The word ''karma'' is also derived from the Sanskrit root ' () , meaning 'to do, make, perform, accomplish, cause, effect, prepare, undertake'.see: kṛ, कृMonier Monier-WilliamsMonier Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (2008 revision) pp 300-301; * Carl Cappeller (1999), Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Etymological and Philologically Arranged with Special Reference to Cognate Indo-European Languages, Asian Educational Services, ''Karma'' is related to the verbal Proto-Indo-European root 'to make, form'. The root () is common in ancient Sanskrit literature, and it is relied upon to explain ideas in Rigveda, other Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas, and the Epics of Hinduism.See Rigveda 9.69.5, 10.159.4, 10.95.2, Svet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nauli
__notoc__ Nauli is one of the '' kriyas'' or ''shatkarmas'', preliminary purifications, used in yoga. The exercise is claimed to serve the cleaning of the abdominal region (digestive organs, small intestine) and is based on a massage of the internal belly organs by a circular movement of the abdominal muscles. It is performed standing with the feet apart and the knees bent. The 15th century ''Hatha Yoga Pradipika'' claims that Nauli (magically) removes all diseases. ''Nauli'' is an exercise of classical hatha yoga; it is not often taught in yoga as exercise. There are four steps, which are learned one after another: # the abdominal lock, uddiyana bandha: the lungs are emptied, and the abdomen is pulled inwards and upwards under the lower edge of the ribcage # ''madhyana nauli'': only the central muscles of the abdomen are contracted # ''vama nauli'': only the left muscles of the abdomen are contracted # ''daksina nauli'': only the right muscles of the abdomen are contracted. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaivalyadhama Health And Yoga Research Center
The Kaivalyadhama Health and Yoga Research Center (abbreviated Kaivalyadhama), founded by Swami Kuvalayananda in 1924, is a spiritual, therapeutic, and research center with a specific aim to coordinate ancient yogic arts and tradition with modern science; he founded the journal ''Yoga Mimamsa'' at the same time. Kaivalyadhama is located in Lonavla, Maharashtra, India, with smaller branches elsewhere in India, France, and the United States. Kaivalyadhama performs scientific and philosophico-literary research as well as provides Yogic and Ayurvedic healthcare and education. It also houses a Naturopathy center and hosts some 250 students per year for its various courses. Students come from India and abroad, primarily from China, Japan, Korea, France, United States, and Canada. Kaivalyadhama is a public charitable trust which receives some funding from the Government of India. History Kaivalyadhama was established in 1924 by Swami Kuvalayananda in Lonavla, Maharashtra, India. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
