History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c99.141

v7.c99.141

*Āsana* or *Āsanas* (*vide* under Gheraṇḍasaṁhitā, Haṭhayoga, Inscriptions, Śivasaṁhitā) 1424-1431, an aṅga of Yoga and defined as what is stable and comfortable in *Y. S.* (i e. bodily posture) and in Gītā means seat covered with Kuśa grass, deer-skin and garment, 1424, handbook on, published by Śrī Kuvalayānanda, with 78 figures 1425, as first aṅga in Haṭhayoga, of which there are 84, most important being Siddhāsana 1426-28; names of 84 āsanas 1428, Padmāsana mentioned by Dakṣasmṛti and by Śaṅkara 1425n, 1426, photographs (108) of Ā. in Dr. Goswami's work, 1391 sixteen figures of Ā in Dr Behanan's work and more figures in other works 1425-26, ten Ā. named by Yogabhāṣya 1425-26, Yāj Smṛti (III. 198) seems to have Padmāsana in view 1425 and n.