[INDOLOGY] question about a Jaina practice

[Lubomír Ondračka]

Dear Herman,

it is called yogapaṭṭa in Sanskrit (and has various forms in NIA, e.g. jogauṭā in Avadhi), see this article:
https://www.theluminescent.org/2018/06/the-ancient-yoga-strap-yogapatta.html

Best,
Lubomir


On Thu, 3 Oct 2019 14:09:17 +0000
"Tieken, H.J.H. via INDOLOGY" <indology at list.indology.info> wrote:

> Dear List members,
> 
> Jaina monks, or their followers, are often depicted sitting with a strap going around their bodies and legs. (a few years ago I saw this contraption in a posh interior decorating shop in Leiden as an alternative chair!) Could anyone tell me if this strap, or sitting supported by this strap, had a (Sanskrit, MIA or NIA) name. By the way, it is not a particular Jaina practice. If I remember well, the strap can also be seen on, for instance, the Borobudur.
> 
> Herman
> 
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