Yoga

: See Hatha Yoga for the yoga of mostly physical exercises popular in the West.

Buddhist yoga

Within the various schools of Tibetan Buddhism yoga likewise holds a central place, though not in the form presented by Patanjali or the Gita. (For example, physical postures are rarely practiced.) An example would be "guru yoga," the veneration of the spiritual teacher which must be done at the beginning of the spiritual path and regularly throughout. In the tantric traditions a number of practices are classified by the name "yogatantra." Yogacara ("Yoga Adepts"), which also known as Cittamatra ("Consciousness Only") is an important philosophical school within Indo-Tibetan Buddhism.

Related Topics:
Tibetan Buddhism - Tantric - Yogacara - Cittamatra

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