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ABHIJIT
Asterism, the star Vega
ABHIRA
king of Kotta, in what is now Gujrat State. A washer man hired by Vasumitra’s
outraged brother killed him.
AGNI SARA
A kriya to massage the digestive organs; Agni means fire.
AHALYA
Wife of the sage Gotama, she committed adultery with the god Indra, who came to
her in Gotama’s form. Gotama turned her into a pillar of stone.
AHINSA
Non-violence; a yama
AJNA CHAKRA
The
sixth chakra, between the eyebrows
AMBAPALI
The famous courtesan of Vaishali. The Buddha, passing through the city on his
last journey, declined a civic reception offered by the city elders in favor of
her dinner invitation.
ANAHATA CHAKRA
The
fourth chakra, at the heart
ANDHRA
Modern Andhra Pradesh, virtually
identical with the former realm of the Nizam of Hyderabad. In Vatsyayana’s
time was ruled by the Shatavahana dynasty.
ANGA
A small kingdom on the borders of
Bengal. Its capital, Champa, on the river Ganga, was a port of considerable
importance.
ANJANEYASANA
Crescent Moon; Splits
ANULOMA
VILOMA
Alternate
nostril breathing in pranayama
APACHAYA
House 1,2,4,7,8
APANA
The descending breathe; a
manifestation of prana

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