[INDOLOGY] question about a Jaina practice

Tieken, H.J.H. H.J.H.Tieken at hum.leidenuniv.nl
Thu Oct 3 14:25:11 UTC 2019


Dear Lubomir.

Thank you very much for the quick reply and the article.
Herman


Herman Tieken
Stationsweg 58
2515 BP Den Haag
The Netherlands
00 31 (0)70 2208127
website: hermantieken.com

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Van: Lubomír Ondračka [ondracka at ff.cuni.cz]
Verzonden: donderdag 3 oktober 2019 16:18
Aan: Tieken, H.J.H.
CC: Tieken, H.J.H. via INDOLOGY
Onderwerp: Re: [INDOLOGY] question about a Jaina practice

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
>
> Herman Tieken
> Stationsweg 58
> 2515 BP Den Haag
> The Netherlands
> 00 31 (0)70 2208127
> website: hermantieken.com<http://hermantieken.com/>





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