瑜伽士
瑜珈士(Yogi;阴性形式:Yogini)是指瑜珈的实践者[1],包括印度宗教中的弃绝期或冥想练习者。[2]
自公元12世纪以来,瑜伽士也被用以指称印度教中 Nath siddha 传统的成员[1],以及印度教、佛教和耆那教中的怛特罗修行者[3][4]。在印度教神话中,湿婆和雪山神女被描绘成一对象征性的阳性和阴性瑜伽实践者。[5]
参考资料
编辑- ^ 1.0 1.1 White, David Gordon (2012), The Alchemical Body: Siddha Traditions in Medieval India, University of Chicago Press, ISBN 9780226149349
- ^ A. K. Banerjea (2014), Philosophy of Gorakhnath with Goraksha-Vacana-Sangraha, Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 978-8120805347, pp. xxiii, 297–299, 331
- ^ Rita Gross (1993), Buddhism After Patriarchy, SUNY Press, ISBN 978-0791414033, pages 85–88
- ^ David Gordon White (2013), Tantra in Practice, Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 978-8120817784, pp. xiii–xv
- ^ Stella Kramrisch (1994), The Presence of Siva, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691019307, pp. 305–309, 356