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niyama

/nee-yuh-muh/US // ˈni yə mə //

尼雅玛,尼雅马

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Yoga.

    • : one of five observances, composing one of the eight practices, or angas, which are cleanliness of mind and body, equanimity, temperance or tapas, self-appraisal, and attentiveness to God, who is conceived of as a completely free spirit.

Examples

  • In the former case it would be a vidhi, in the latter a niyama.

  • They, though fighting on foot, harassed Dama and Niyama, by cutting asunder their bows and killing their charioteers.