asana

English Thesaurus

1. (Hinduism) a posture or manner of sitting (as in the practice of yoga) (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	attitude, position, posture,
definition	:	the arrangement of the body and its limbs (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	matsyendra,
definition	:	(Hinduism) a religious posture (noun.attribute)

domain category	:	hindooism, hinduism,
definition	:	a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system; it is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils (noun.cognition)