Upaya ("means"): in Buddhist yoga, the practice of compassion (karuna) ; cf. prajna V ...
Upaya - means, way Utpaladeva - Abhinavagupta's grandmaster; a poet and mystic who composed songs in praise of Shiva, known as the Utpalasutravali Vaikhari vak - in the theory of speech, the lowest state, consisting of ordinary speech ...
Main article: Upaya Expedient means (Skt. upāya) is found in the Lotus Sutra, one of the earliest dated Mahāyāna s"tras, and is accepted in all Mahāyāna schools of thought. It is any effective method that aids awakening.
__ MANAH PRASAMANAH UPAYA YOGA- ITYABHI DHIYATE ( Vasistha) yoga is a (subtle) technique to calm down the mind __ YOGAH KARMASU KAUSALAM ( KRsna) yoga is skill in action.
In India, children traditionally receive their initial yoga instructions at the time of upayanvidhi (thread ceremony) in the 8th year.
Manah = mind; Prasamana upayah =calming down skill; Yoga = yoga; Iti abhidhiyate = (it is) so called.
See also: Sutra, India, Spiritual, Spirit, Yoga
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