Tapas
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Tapas (Sanskrit: तपस् tapas n.) einer der Niyamas in Patanjalis Yogasutra
- 1. Glut, Hitze
- 2. Qual, Schmerz
- 3. Askese, Kasteiung
- 4. Hatha Yoga Übung
- yamas: ahimsa - satya - asteya - brahmacharya - aparigraha
niyamas: shaucha - santosha - tapas - swadhyaya - ishwara pranidhana
Patanjali
Yoga Sutras, Kapitel II.32
शौचसन्तोषतपःस्वाध्यायेश्वरप्रणिधानानि नियमाः ||2.32||
śauca-santoṣa-tapaḥ-svādhyāyeśvara-praṇidhānāni niyamāḥ ||2.32||
Die Niyamas bestehen aus Reinheit, Zufriedenheit, Selbstzucht, Selbststudium und Selbsthingabe.